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Brussels wants to scrap labels
saying 'Made in Britain'
UK
Daily Mail
Wednesday November 21, 2007
Ministers were last night under pressure to reject
an attempt by Brussels to scrap 'Made in Britain' food labels.
Proposals to switch to a Europe-wide 'Made in the EU' labelling
system will be discussed by the European Commission next month.
The scheme provoked outrage at Westminster, with the Tories pledging
to save the traditional British labels on foods ranging from Stilton
to Marmite.
If implemented it would leave British consumers unable to tell
where the contents of their shopping basket come from in the EU.
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The rule would apply even if the final product is based on imported
foodstuffs.
Only meat would be exempt, so that goods such as Danish bacon
and Parma ham could be identified by their origin.
Westminster sources indicated that Gordon Brown, who has made
no secret of his dislike of Brussels bureaucracy, is likely to
veto the idea.
Europe Minister Jim Murphy told MPs Britain would fight the proposal,
which was put forward by Cypriot health commissioner Markos Kyprianou.
The Tories were outraged by the plan. Europe spokesman Mark Francois
said: 'British farmers are under enough pressure as it is without
the EU obscuring what food comes from Britain and what doesn't.
'If British consumers want to support British farmers, they have
a right to know the food was produced here.'
The leader of UKIP, Nigel Farage, said: 'It's time to become
like the French and ignore this stupid EU law.'
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