France: coming into force of the labelling of origin of meat and milk

Initially, this measure will be carried out experimentally for two years as a result of the negotiations between the Minister of Agriculture of France, Mr. Stéphane Le Foll and the European Commission.

The labelling is compulsory when the amount of meat in a ready-cooked food is at least 8% in weight, whilst for milk products the origin of the milk shall be included in the label when the proportion of milk is at least 50%.

The deadline for the companies to update their labels is March 31st.