MEP urges EU legislation to tackle unfair practices in food supply chain

The new European Commission must bring forward legislation to tackle unfair practices in the food supply chain that results in below cost selling of fruit, vegetables and other products.

Fine Gael MEP for the Midlands North West Mairead McGuinness issued the call in Brussels yesterday when pressing the Commission to prioritise the issue.

“The voluntary code of conduct at EU level agreed between stakeholders in the supply chain is insufficient to deal with the issue. It is too little and too late,” she said.