Seafood authorities host seminars on new food labelling regulations

Ireland’s seafood authorities organised a series of seminars in Sligo, Dublin and Cork this week to update the seafood industry on new EU food labelling legislation, which comes into force in December.

Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) and the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority outlined new regulations on mand-atory nutritional labelling, allergen information, category of fishing gear and date of freezing.

Donal Buckley, BIM’s director of business development and innovation, said: “Due to the nature of our wild and open fisheries resource, labelling has been a source of confusion for customers. Traceability and provenance is more important than ever and the seminar is designed to inform you how best to work within the current and new legislation to ensure your product label is communicating the right information to your customers, both in terms of provenance and nutrition.”