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0 pointsbenj1117y ago0 comments

I wonder if Dutch tomatoes imported to Italy are canned and then branded as "made in Italy"?

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That'd be illegal for food, which must state the country of origin.

benj111OP7y ago

You are probably right in the straight forward example. I'm sure most of the schemes below are legal though.

-"packed in Italy"

-Add herbs and seasoning to the can.

-Process it to pasata.

-Add lots of Italian branding, Italian head office address with "made in EU"

Labelling law is not that strict in the EU except for meat and fish. The idea of a single country of origin is pretty dubious anyway.

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