Extension of compulsory origin labelling not justified - Hogan

Replying to calls from France, Italy and a few other member states for stricter rules on country of origin labelling, Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan said that extending the compulsory requirements to dairy and meat other than beef, swine, sheep, goat and poultry “would entail a higher regulatory burden”. He described the potential move as "not justified” and going against the Commission’s drive for simplification of EU legislation under its better regulation scheme. Hogan’s comments follow the publication of two Commission…