Press Release: What does ‘veal’ mean to you? The Commission asks consumers to have their say

The European Commission on 1 March 2005 launched an internet consultation on consumers' perception of veal. The survey raised questions on what characteristics consumers expected veal to have as well as on the production of calves. At the time of the consultation, meats with different characteristics were sold on the EU market under the denomination 'veal' without the consumer always being correctly informed on what she or he was buying. On the basis of the information received through the on-line consultation, and following discussions with Member States and other stakeholders, the Commission intended to develop proposals for a European definition of 'veal'.