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“GMO-free” Labelling of Food –
Searching for a common European approach
WORKSHOP of the European GMO-Free Regions Network
5th December 2016
GMO-free labelling in France
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GMO-free labelling in France
A long history of French citizens and consumers’ opposition to GMOs
A strong public opinion against GMOs in agriculture and food
84% of French citizens do not want GMOs
Creation of HCB* to advise the French government on GMOs
A French regulation for GMO free labelling adopted in 2012
Décret n° 2012-128 du 30 janvier 2012 relatif à l'étiquetage des denrées alimentaires issues
de filières qualifiées « sans organismes génétiquement modifiés »
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*HCB: Haut Conseil des Biotechnologies
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GMO-free labelling in France
Décret n° 2012-128 du 30 janvier 2012 relatif à l'étiquetage des denrées alimentaires issues
de filières qualifiées « sans organismes génétiquement modifiés »
A very complex and not « user-friendly » piece of legislation
Different mentions for products from plants or animals
Different mentions according to different animal products and different thresholds
Different mention for organic products
Different mention for honey products
No logo
No administration of the label
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GMO-free labelling in France
sans OGM
for plants or food from plants
threshold: 0,1%
nourri sans OGM
(< 0,1 %)
for non transformed animal
products, except eggs and milk
threshold: 0,1%
issu d’animaux
nourris sans OGM
(<0,1%)
for processed animal products
plus eggs and milk
threshold: 0,1%
nourri sans OGM
(< 0,9 %)
for non transformed animal
products, except eggs and milk
threshold: 0,9%
issu d'animaux
nourris sans OGM
(< 0,9 %)
for processed animal products
plus eggs and milk
threshold: 0,9%
sans OGM dans un
rayon de 3 km
for bee products
No stated
thereshold
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GMO-free labelling in France
Conditions and minimum duration of GMO-free feeding of animals
Milk production
six months before labelled milk production
Poultry
the entire rearing period from the three-day chick stage
Eggs production
the entire rearing period from the three-day chick stage, or six
weeks before labelled eggs production
Other domestic animals
one year prior to slaughter or fishing or, for those who live less
than a year, ¾ of their life prior to slaughter or fishing
It is not allowed to have GMO and GMO-free fed animals in the same unit, except for different
species
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GMO-free labelling in France
COULD DO BETTER
Public does not seem to care about the threshold and in practice it is only 0,9%
There are a lot more « sans OGM » products than actually labelled
Quality and regional products (Label Rouge, AOC, IGP) are not necessarily « sans OGM »
There is no centralized information on « sans OGM » products and labels and no recognizable
logo
Only 2 major stakeholders use the « sans OGM » label on a large scale:
Carrefour, for >300 ref of Qualité Carrefour, mainly pork and poultry products
Fermiers de Loué, from LDC group, for poultry and eggs (all production)
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GMO-free labelling in France
… But a lot of other products and brands, not all very known
Cooperl, 1st French pork cooperative, is 70% « sans OGM »
Fleury Michon has begun a labelled ham
Sèvre et Belle for cheese goat and butter
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GMO-free labelling in France
PERSPECTIVES / ISSUES
 Increase share of labeled products
bovine; milk
 Facilitate access to information for small stakeholders and provide advice
supplies; logistics
 End confusion between regional and other quality labels and « sans OGM »
 Promote alternatives to imported soybean
French and EU soybean; other leguminous
 Get involved in the discussion on a EU « sans OGM » labelling scheme
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