Controversial petition for CO2 food labels heard by German parliament committee
Wirtschaftswoche / 威力彩玩法
A petition to put greenhouse gas emissions labelling on food was heard by the German parliament鈥檚 petition committee after it was signed by nearly 60,000 people, Pauline Faust in WirtschaftsWoche. The petition, initiated by the Swedish oat milk maker Oatly, suggested to commit manufacturers to list on labels the greenhouse gases caused by their products. Oatly has pushed for transparency in the sector, for instance using the slogan, 鈥淗ey food industry, show us your numbers!鈥 Tobias Goj, a managing director at Oatly Germany, says one fifth of greenhouse gas emissions in Germany are caused by the food industry.
The petition faced criticism from some lawmakers, who dismissed it as a publicity stunt. 鈥淭he Bundestag is a stage for the company,鈥 Gitta Connemann, deputy parliamentary group leader of the conservative CDU/CSU alliance said. 鈥淥f course Oatly knows that the CO2 label sounds good. Oatly also knows that scientifically reliable labeling is currently not possible.鈥 Government representative that the government was doubtful whether accurate climate labelling is possible for every product. The government was instead supporting the EU Commission鈥檚 鈥淔arm-to-Fork鈥 strategy and labelling that included several factors, such as resource and water consumption of the product.
Oatly, one of the most prominent oat milk brands, has because of receiving financing from investment firm Blackstone.