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    Czech farmers call for stricter EU rules on food origin labels

    em/pk
     06.02.2025, 16:40
    Czech farmers complain that misleading labels create unfair competition. PAP/CTK/Lubos Pavlicek
    Czech farmers complain that misleading labels create unfair competition. Photo: PAP/CTK/Lubos Pavlicek
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    Several Czech farming groups have joined a Europe-wide campaign calling on the EU to introduce stricter rules on food origin labelling.

    The Agrarian Chamber of the Czech Republic and the Czech Agricultural Association are among groups that have joined a campaign led by Coldiretti, the largest association representing Italian farmers.

    They argue food grown in countries outside the EU is often sold under misleading labels that suggest the produce is from European countries.

    They say this is because the bloc’s current rules require food to be labeled with a product’s final processing destination, not with the country where it was grown.

    Loophole lambasted

    Farmers claim this is a loophole that allows non-EU imports to flood the European market without facing strict EU standards.

    “European consumers, including Czech ones, have the right to know the origin of all products on the common European market,” said Jan Doležal, President of the Czech Agrarian Chamber.

    “In Europe, we have very strict standards, which allow us to guarantee high quality and food safety. By concealing the real country of origin, consumers are being misled,” he added.

    The agricultural groups say that misleading labels create unfair competition for local farmers who are obliged to meet EU standards.

    “Cheap imports from non-EU countries, such as Ukraine or South American countries under the Mercosur agreement, are putting increasing pressure on European farmers,” said Martin Pýcha, President of the Czech Agricultural Association.
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