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Food label - no country of origin

  • 25-03-2017 12:16pm
    #1
    chrissym
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36 ✭


    Hi all,

    I've been looking through some of the old good labelling posts and haven't found an answer.

    I was looking at the packet for the Fulfil protein bar. The Fulfil company is Irish, owned by Bartoni LTD. The bar itself is marked "made in the EU". There is no oval country code on the bar wrapper or the box the bars come in.

    I'm assuming these bars have products from various different countries, but surely the plant where they were processed could be disclosed? (not that it would make any difference but I've seen a lot of products in supermarkets with "produced in the EU", some of which were not really processed at all).

    Diarygold spread has the ID country code although palm oil is obviously not farmed in Ireland. Therefore the Fulfil bars should at least have a country code for production?

    My other question is traceability if milk. I've often wondered about butlers chocolates as they are made in Ireland, I think if they use Irish milk it should be displayed in the packaging. I haven't contacted Butlers to ask where they source their milk but usually of Irish milk is used it would be stated on a packet as a selling point.

    I had previously contacted a rep from CIWF who stated Ireland imports a lot of dairy despite our many dairy farms.

    Thoughts/input?


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  • #2
    Base price
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,458 ✭✭✭✭Base price


    The bars may not be manufactured in Ireland although the companies address is 1st Floor, Harmony Court, Dublin 2.
    I thought (open to correction) that only products containing a certain percentage of dairy/meat need to show a EU/Country of Origin code.
    The old Cadbury's ad showing a glass and a half of full cream Irish milk was misleading. Liquid milk is not used in the production of milk chocolate, milk powder is used.


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