RT Journal Article
T1 Labels on seafood products in different European countries and their compliance to EU legislation
A1 Paolacci, Simona
A1 Mendes, Rogerio
A1 Klapper, Regina
A1 Velasco, Amaya
A1 Ramilo Fernandez, Graciela
A1 Muñoz Colmenero, Ana Marta
A1 Potts, Tavis
A1 Martins, Sandra
A1 Avignon, Solene
A1 Maguire, Julie
A1 De Paz, Enrique
A1 Johnson, Martin
A1 Denis, Francoise
A1 Pardo, Miguel A.
A1 McElligott, Dee
A1 Gonzalez Sotelo, Carmen
AB The increasing consumption of seafood products raises concerns over their sustainability and the conservation of marine resources. Seafood traceability, enabled by a regulated labelling system, is important to prevent overexploitation of these resources. The regulations (EU) No.1169/2011 and (EU) No 1379/2013 are the European legislative tools that specify the mandatory information that must be present on seafood labels. The present study analysed the labels of seafood products sold in different European countries in order to verify the presence of mandatory information required by EU regulations currently in place. The results show that there is a difference in compliance among groups of products and among countries. The country with the lowest level of compliance was The United Kingdom (still part of EU when the study was carried out), with an overall compliance of 63.7%. The country with the highest level of compliance was Portugal (87.2%). Across all the countries analysed, supermarkets were more compliant than fishmonger’s shops and Processed Prepacked products were more conformed best to the EU labelling legislation when compared to Unprocessed Non-Prepacked products. Differences among different areas of the same country were also observed. Fishing gear, scientific name, fishing/production method and date of freezing were the types of information most frequently missing on the labels examined. The results of this study pose the bases for further actions, that can be taken by relevant institutions, to improve compliance throughout the supply chain.
PB Elsevier
SN 0308-597X
YR 2021
FD 2021-12
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/109567
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/109567
LA eng
NO Paolacci S, Mendes R, Klapper R, Velasco A, Ramilo-Fernandez G, Muñoz-Colmenero M, Potts T, Martins S, Avignon S, Maguire J, De Paz E, Johnson M, Denis F, Pardo MA, McElligott D, Sotelo CG. Labels on seafood products in different European countries and their compliance to EU legislation. Marine Policy 2021;134:104810. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2021.104810.
NO European Commission
DS Docta Complutense
RD 10 abr 2025