date:Sep 13, 2013
Rewe Group, Migros-owned Tegut and Edeka have become the first retailers to sign up to a new labelling system which indicates the origin of food products.
The new seal unifies the requirements for different ingredients which claim to be regional at a national level.
The scheme, which is called Regionalfenster, or 'regional window', will be launched in Germany from January 2014 and has been supported by the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection.
Consumers can 'see at a