Sustainability Labelling in Food Products

This data collection includes two datasets that provide an overview and analysis of sustainability labelling in food products. One dataset includes the mapping, identification and characterisation of sustainability related logos in food products in the EU market (though not limited to the region), primarily produced based on the identification of logos present in food products in the Mintel Global New Products Database for the available EU countries (n=24) between January and December 2021. Other logos inventories were also included and duplicates excluded. Online verification for sustainability relevance and logos' characterisation was conducted in logo owners' websites. A second dataset includes a comprehensive assessment of sustainability labels for food identified in new products in the EU market for 2021. The assessment addresses general aspects, how environmental and social aspects are addressed, with a focus on life cycle assessment-based labels and the scoring methods in scoring labels. This is a subset of the mapping dataset within this collection and focuses on labels (a) with typology positive endorsement and graded/scoring labels, (b) implemented or at a pilot phase, (c) not referring exclusively to company aspects or to the product’s packaging composition and/or product’s packaging dismantling options (e.g. possibility to recycle or to compost), and (d) not addressing exclusively animal welfare aspects.

LEITE Joao;  BOSCHIERO Martina;  MANCINI Lucia;  SINKKO Taija;  SANYE MENGUAL Esther;  SALA Serenella;  WOLLGAST Jan; 

2023-12-13

European Commission

JRC134748

https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC134748,