EU Freezing Date Rule Could Provide Boost for Single Frozen Pollock
SEAFOODNEWS.COM by John Sackton February 18, 2015
EU regulations implementing the "Sell by" and "Best Used by" labeling requirements may have a provision that will help boost the value of single frozen products.
Within the regulations, one requirement for frozen fish is that the date of freezing be included on the label. The proposed definition of the date of freezing is that it should be the date of first freezing.
"The date of first freezing referred to in Annex III, point 6 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 corresponds to the date on which the carcass of meat, meat or fish used as raw materials for the production of the final product have been frozen for the first time."
This means that the date of freezing for a single frozen product..
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