2024 Author: Jasmine Walkman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 08:29
A year ago, Europe was rocked by the horsemeat scandal offered for beef. As a result, and due to a number of other infringements, Brussels is prepared with stricter rules on product labeling. In relation to them, the labels must already indicate where the animals from which the meat was obtained have been kept.
The new regulation was promulgated on December 13, 2013. It concerns the labeling of fresh, chilled and frozen meat of pigs, sheep, goats and poultry. Similar rules will soon be announced for beef. Until now, only the seat of the processing company was indicated on the meat labels without information on where the raw material came from. These mandatory rules come into force on April 1, 2015.
There was a problem when the animal lived in more than one country. The case is resolved, in which case the age and weight of the animal will be considered. The one in which it has developed the most will be indicated. In addition, instead of "origin", it will say "bred in…" and list all countries in which the animal was.
Another rule concerns pigs. When the animal is slaughtered before the age of 6 months and weighs less than 80 kg, it will be necessary to indicate where the entire period of its rearing has taken place.
There are two possibilities - either to list all countries, or to indicate "Grown in several EU Member States" or "outside the EU". However, where slaughtered over 6 months of age, the country in which the pig has lived for at least 4 months shall be indicated.
And if he was slaughtered under the age of 6 months, but has a live weight of at least 80 kilos, the label will indicate the country in which he began to gain more than 30 kilograms.
In sheep and goats it is almost the same - indicates the country in which the animals have spent their last 6 months. If they have been slaughtered before, the producers will have to describe the whole growing period.
In the case of chicken and turkey, the country in which the bird has spent its last month will be indicated. If it was slaughtered earlier - the whole period will be described again.
"Slaughtered in…" will be another new inscription on the labels. It will indicate the country in which this occurred, as well as the batch code for meat identification.
The innovations will not lead to higher prices for meat, commented the industry. However, the effect will be useful for consumers, as they will know whether they eat Bulgarian or imported meat and where it comes from.
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