The FDSEA and the JA de la Manche remain mobilized | [EN IMAGES] After Mercosur, controls focus on the origin of products in central kitchens

Last week, members of the FDSEA and the JA de la Manche mobilized to loudly assert their opposition to free trade agreements with the Mercosur countries. Mobile radars were placed facing the sea in Barneville-Carteret to symbolically prove that they would monitor all products coming from abroad, and in particular from Brazil. They do not want products that do not meet French standards.

Hear the demands

These agricultural mobilizations lead the Prime Minister, Michel Barnier, to put the subject at the heart of the debates this Tuesday, November 26. The deputies will debate and vote on the text. The President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, judges “crucial to take the time to fully respond to legitimate concerns, particularly from French farmers “She has the hope of achieving ” a balanced solution that both protects the interests of our farmers and unlocks new opportunities for our businesses “, she explains.

Respect the Egalim law

Union action is not waiting for the vote to continue its journey. Now another link in the chain is the target. This Wednesday, November 27, members of the two union organizations will check the origin of products in out-of-home catering. They will therefore go to the René Le Bas central kitchen in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, that of Granville and Saint-Lô. In focus: compliance with the Egalim law. ” It requires a minimum of 50% of quality, sustainable products for out-of-home catering supplies, including at least 20% organic products. But also, the implementation via ambitious territorial food programs (PAT) open to all agricultural systems, fair remuneration for the qualitative efforts of farmers, complete and reliable information on the traceability aspect and origin of products throughout fresh and processed products “, recall the union officials, who, with their teams, will check.” We ask the State to ensure that all RHD actors respect this law, before daring to think of flooding our territory with products coming from Mercosur countries. “, they conclude.