Labelling and Traceability

LABELLING OF FROZEN ANIMAL 12/01/17

The European Commission has published Regulation (EU) No. 16/2012 of the Commission of January 12, 2012, amending Regulation 853/2004, regarding the requirements for home frozen foods animal for human consumption.

The new statute adds a paragraph to Annex II of Regulation 853/2004 and introduces, among other requirements, the requirement that the operator must notify the following:

• the date of production
• the date of freezing, if that does not match the date of production

frozen foods of animal origin intended for human consumption.

The new regulation will apply from July 1, 2012.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON THE LIST OF PERMITTED HEALTH CLAIMS 11/12/09

The EC has published a series of questions and answers about the recent list of permitted health claims.

SUMMARY OF REGULATION (EU) 1169/2011 11/12/07

ELIKA has prepared a summary of the recently published Commission Regulation (EU) 1169/2011 on consumer information.