Labelling of organic pet food

by name voted on 12.09.2023

Summary

The proposal introduces specific rules for labeling organic pet food in the EU to ensure transparency and consistency with human food standards. It aims to help consumers identify organic content and support the organic farming sector.

9 12.09.2023

Other

environment

agri-foodstuffs

business and competition

agriculture, forestry and fisheries

Key points

Aligning labeling requirements for pet food with those used for organic human food to ensure market consistency.
Allowing specific mentions of organic ingredients in sales descriptions and ingredient lists even when some non-organic agricultural components are present.
Making the EU organic logo mandatory for all prepacked pet food produced in the Union that complies with organic regulations.
Introducing special labeling provisions for products where the main ingredient is derived from hunting or fishing.

Vote

PPE

S&D

Renew

Verts/ALE

ECR

ID

NI

The Left

Total

Speeches

4 Speeches in total

Pro

Contra

Roberta METSOLA

Roberta METSOLA

PPE

0:31 min

7. Negotiations ahead of Parliament’s first reading (Rule 71)

Manfred WEBER

PPE

0:51 min

11. Signing of acts adopted in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (Rule 79)

Documents (PDFs)

REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the labelling of organic pet food Labelling of organic pet food

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