LITHUANIA PLOTS DAIRY FOOD ORIGIN LABELLING SYSTEM
August 1st, 2016
LITHUANIA is planning to launch the mandatory origin labelling of imported dairy products.
Jolita Martutaityte, chief policy specialist at the Lithuanian ministry of agriculture, told just-food: “Lithuanian consumers have high expectations of seeing a declaration of the country of origin of milk and find it important for dairy to bear labelling which includes the country of origin,” she explained.
The dairy product labelling will mirror an origin control system that Lithuania has already introduced for honey, meat and wine. The government hopes that origin ...
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