Czech spreadable butter not granted EU specialty label

The European Commission has decided that spreadable butter, a traditional product from the Czech Republic, will not be granted the EU’s specialty label. The commission argued that the name, spreadable butter, was deceiving, since the product only contains about 30 percent of milk fat, while under EU regulations, any spread labeled butter has to contain at least 80 percent of milk fat. The commission added that the name could mislead some EU consumers. This is the first case in which the commission has turned down a request by the Czech Republic for one of its products to be granted the specialty label.

Author: Sarah Borufka