date:Mar 05, 2013
The horsemeat scandal in Europe is speeding up the European Unions work on new food labeling regulations. As a result, seafood labels will be subject to stricter rules, including country-of-origin labeling.
While the new EU rules do not take effect until December 2014, the industry is supposed to be getting its house in order and coming into compliance, Paul Williams, chief executive of U.K. seafood association Seafish said.
The horse meat scandal has accelerated the emphasis on [labeling rule