Recent tests on branded food in three 'new' EU Member States have shown that the taste and composition of these products, sold under the same name and in the same packaging, sometimes differ from the 'same' products sold in neighbouring 'old' Member States.

Companies are known to change the composition of their branded products to adjust to local taste, local ingredients, divergent purchasing power, etc. EU legislation does not consider this to be misleading, as long as the products are safe, properly labelled and not falsely advertised as being identical to those sold in another Member State.

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Dual quality of products - 8th parliamentary term

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Dual quality of products in the Single Market: extracts from the debate, from the vote and illustrative pictures

EP plenary session - Dual quality of products in the Single Market

Dual quality of products in the Single Market: extracts from the vote and from the statement by Olga SEHNALOVÁ (S&D, CZ), rapporteur

Infoclip: Dual quality of products in the Single Market (Estonia)

Infoclip: Dual quality of products in the Single Market (Croatia)

IMCO committee meeting. Vote on Dual quality of products in the Single Market.

IMCO committee meeting - Vote on Dual quality of products in the Single Market

Infoclip: Free circulation of products in the Single Market

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