EU imposes labelling rules on caviar trade

The European Union today said it would impose new rules to prevent the trade in illegal caviar due to the decline of the sturgeon fish population in the Caspian Sea.

The new law, which will come into force across the 25-nation bloc over the next few weeks, will force importers of all caviar products into the EU to put new labels to certify the product is “legally sourced caviar”, the European Commission said in a Brussels statement.