Italy Proposes New COOL Rule for Pre-Packaged Foods

Italy has reportedly proposed new legislation that would require food manufacturers to include country-­of­-origin labeling (COOL) on all pre-­packaged food labels or face fines of up to €18,000. Under the proposal, food­-product labels must list an Italian address for the food’s production facility or indicate that the food is made outside of the country. Italy’s COOL initiative for dairy products takes effect April 18, 2017, and a similar initiative for pasta products is pending. See Food Navigator, April 10, 2017.

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