NORWAY GOVERNMENT TO INVESTIGATE SHARP RISE IN MEAT AND FOOD

The Norwegian government will decide in October whether or not to adopt new measures to require meat manufacturers and retailers to be more transparent regarding their base production costs and pricing systems. In late August, the government called in meat and other grocery sector organisations to explain the sharp rise in the retail cost of red and white meat products.The country’s ministry of agriculture and food used the talks to question the heads of food producer and retail organisations about the underlying reasons for the sharp increase in meat and ...


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