Defra conducted an eight week consultation from September to November 2012 to seek views and additional information on the new requirements being introduced to provide the consumer with additional information on fishery products at the point of retail. Views were also sought on the proposal to improve the management of the Commercial Designation list for fish in the UK.
The consultation aim was to check that the preferred option for implementing the new requirements for fish labelling made sense and is the least burdensome for those affected. It provided an opportunity for those who operate in the sector to express their views on the proposed change to how the list of commercial designations for fish will be maintained on an ongoing basis and comment on the proposed additions to the commercial designation list.
The objective is to update UK domestic fish labelling regulations to take account of new consumer information requirements so as to improve information provided to consumers and to comply with EU Regulation. The aim is to set out the new consumer information requirements in the clearest possible way by incorporating all the rules relating to consumer information under one set of Regulations.
The purpose of the consultation was to seek the views of those involved in the trade of fishery products and other stakeholders in the fish industry on the draft Fish Labelling Regulations 2013.
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