PLANS TO INCREASE FRENCH FINES FOR NON-TRANSPARENT COMPANIES MISS THE POINT, SAYS MEAT INDUSTRY
April 1st, 2016
French agriculture minister Stéphane Le Foll’s plan to boost transparency by sanctioning meat, livestock and other food firms that do not publish their annual results will not halt the decline in France’s agrofood sector, meat industry organisation ‘Culture viande’ said today (8 April).
The proposal, unveiled by the French ministry of agriculture, agrifood and forestry officials on March 30 includes the threat of a fine of up to 2% of a company’s daily turnover for non-compliance. In a statement, the ministry said “This will favour ...
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