FOOD MANUFACTURERS WILL HAVE TO WAIT YEARS TO EXPLOIT PLANNED EXPANDED ECOLABELLING LAW
July 1st, 2008 BY ALAN OSBORN FOOD manufacturers will have a long wait for the crucial technical rules that will enable them to participate in the new proposed European Union (EU) labelling scheme, European Commission officials have warned just-food. In a package unveiled yesterday (July 17), the Commission announced plans to extend its "Eco-label" programme to cover more sectors, including all of the food and beverage industry. However, Commission officials warned today that even assuming this proposed expansion is approved promptly by MEPs and EU ministers (a ...
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