European Commission proposes ban on food commodity imports from deforested areas.

Keywords: Bakery and Cereal; Environmental; Meat and Seafood; Pan-industry; Snacks; News; Corporate responsibility; Homepage Top Section EN Bakery and Cereal Environmental Meat and Seafood Pan-industry Snacks News Corporate responsibility Homepage Top Section N.PAG N.PAG 1 11/23/21 20211118 NES 211118 The European Commission is proposing new rules that would see food commodity imports from countries where deforestation takes place banned from the EU. "The regulation sets mandatory due diligence rules for companies that want to place these commodities on the EU market with the aim to ensure that only deforestation-free and legal products are allowed on the EU market.". [Extracted from the article]