The British Egg Industry Council has called for mandatory labelling that indicates both the production method and country of origin on any food product containing mostly egg.
Chick - Paraty, Brazil, 2012
The BEIC said that including eggs’ country of origin and production method on the packaging of such foodstuffs would inform consumers, and could be seen as a first step towards wider labelling of all products containing egg as an ingredient.
An EU Commission report will be submitted to the European Council by 13 December 2014, recommending changes to labelling laws for unprocessed foods, single-ingredient products and where an ingredient represents more than 50% of a product.
You can read the full article on the World Poultry website.
