date:May 14, 2012
ld FoodManufacture.co.uk: the decision to implement the rule was taken quickly because the European Commission had threatened to ban UK meat exports. This could have proved devastating to the industry, he said.
The FSA is currently assessing the impact of the new rules, he added.
The British Meat Processors Association has estimated the cost of complying with the label rules at 200M. Total costs included: sourcing suitable raw materials, re-labelling, reformulation and potential job losses.