AreaEuropean Union

Commodity GroupOilseeds, oils and meals

CommodityOlive oil

Date01/05/2018

Policy CategoryOther

Policy InstrumentFood standards & food safety policies

DescriptionInvited public comments on two proposed amendments to the bloc’s labelling regulations for olive oil.

NotesThe European Commission invited public comments on two proposed amendments to the bloc’s labelling regulations for olive oil. One concerns information on certain physiochemical parameters when acidity levels are mentioned on labels and the other determines under which conditions the harvest year should be shown on product labels.