EC issues new seafood labeling requirements, effective Jan. 1, 2002

From: Pamela Tom (pdtom@ucdavis.edu)
Date: Wed Oct 31 2001 - 14:23:39 PST

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    On October 22, 2001 the European Commission adopted a regulation requiring
    more detailed consumer information on fisheries and aqauculture products.

    >From 1 January of next year, all fisheries products on sale at retailers
    will have to be appropriately labelled with the following information:

    - the commercial name of the species
    - the production methods, whether the product come from wild fisheries or
      aquaculture and
    - the area where the fish was caught.

    Details on the regulation are available at:
    http://europa.eu.int/comm/fisheries/doc_et_publ/factsheets/legal_texts/docscom/en/r01_2065_en.pdf
    (Adobe Acrobat reader required)

    Source:
    http://europa.eu.int/comm/fisheries/news_corner/press/inf01_56_en.htm

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