The USDA’s Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS) has published a report to provide an overview of the EU’s rules on Country of Origin Labeling (COOL), including the process for introducing national COOL requirements. A provision in the EU’s Food Information to Consumers regulation allows member states to enact national-level COOL measures, which has resulted in eight member states defining their own labeling requirements. The FAS report includes pertinent information on new member state COOL initiatives, industry reactions and an analysis of the potential impact on U.S. exporters.

The full EU Country of Origin Labeling – Member State Initiatives report is available here.