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The Federal Council is improving the labeling of animal-derived foods. In the future, meat, eggs, and milk must be labeled if they come from animals that have undergone certain painful procedures without anesthesia. Foie gras is also now subject to mandatory labeling. The Federal Council adopted the corresponding ordinance amendments on May 28, 2025.
With the new declaration requirements, the Federal Council is increasing transparency for consumers and enabling informed purchasing decisions. To this end, it is amending the Foodstuffs and Utility Articles Ordinance (LGV) and the Food Information Ordinance (LIV). The changes will apply from July 1, 2025, with a transition period of two years.
The following products must be relabeled:
- Beef from animals that have been castrated or dehorned without anesthesia
- Pork if castration, tail docking, or teeth clipping was performed without anesthesia
- Eggs and meat from chickens whose beaks were clipped without pain relief
- Milk from cows dehorned without pain relief
- Frog legs obtained without anesthesia
- Liver and meat of geese and ducks from force-fed production
The declaration requirement applies to all businesses that offer the affected foods, such as restaurants or small and retail businesses. These businesses must check, as part of their self-regulation, whether they are subject to declaration requirements.
At the same time, the Federal Council will prohibit the import of fur and fur products produced through animal cruelty starting July 1, 2025 – also with a transition period of two years.
May 28, 2025/ News Service Bund/ Switzerland.
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