Strict beef sales labeling system in France

Introduction: in the face of the shadow caused by mad cow disease on consumers' psychology, the French Ministry of agriculture and the Ministry of State Secretary of consumption jointly signed a decree on January 1, requiring relevant enterprises to specify the origin and variety of beef sold in strict accordance with the latest regulations, so as to increase the transparency of beef sales and reassure consumers According to the law issued by the French government today, in the future, all beef products sold in France must indicate not only the origin of the beef, but also the variety and category of the beef, such as whether it is milk beef or beef beef; whether it is a heifer, or a calf, cow, bull, or breeder, etc The French Ministry of Agriculture said in a press release for this purpose that the government issued the above decree at the suggestion of French beef producers and sellers, with the purpose of reassuring consumers According to the Ministry of agriculture, increasing the transparency of beef sales and providing consumers with more information about the beef sold are major challenges facing the entire French beef production and sales industry, as well as important measures to re-establish trust among consumers In October last year, 39 supermarkets in France sold about 500-1000 kg of beef from cattle suspected of contact with mad cow disease This led French consumers to have doubts about the safety of beef Although the government took necessary measures in time after the incident, such as requiring the slaughtering and processing places of beef sold, the sales volume of beef in France fell by about 20% Mad cow disease (BSE) is a fatal infectious disease that endangers the central nervous system of cattle Since the first case of BSE was found in France in 1991, 354 cases have been found so far, 112 of which were found this year Some experts believe that eating mad beef can lead to fatal Creutzfeldt Jakob disease (author:) share to feed Weibo share to: