Origin information at restaurants and other large-scale kitchens

The plan assumes that all animal husbandry should be built on the understanding that animals are sentient beings and wants to see healthier food from its own countryside, which presupposes that consumers can see where the food comes from. It also states that individual countries should be able to lead with more radical legislation and opposes power being transferred to the EU. Introducing national origin labelling directly on the menu instead of waiting for the EU is therefore supported by the plan.

• animal welfare guides consumptiondecisive»All djurhållning ska därför utgå från att djur är kännande varelser« (party programme ↗)“All animal husbandry should therefore be based on the understanding that animals are sentient beings”
• Sweden may lead the way»gå före med radikalare lagstiftning.« (party programme ↗)“lead with more radical legislation.”
• visible domestic production»Hälsosammare mat från vår egen svenska landsbygd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Healthier food from our own Swedish countryside.”
• against EU precedence»I det dagliga arbetet motsätter sig Vänsterpartiet generellt förslag som ökar EU:s makt« (party programme ↗)“In its daily work the Left Party generally opposes proposals that increase the EU's power”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The party programme sets consumer perspective, not producer interest, as the starting point for a policy where safe food and ethical animal husbandry are basic principles, and assigns meaning to conscious consumers' choices. Origin labeling of the main ingredient directly on the menu is a tool for exactly that. The programme also establishes that member states should be able to go ahead, which speaks against waiting for EU legislation.

• consumer perspective firstdecisive»producentintresset, ska vara utgångspunkten för en politik där säkra livsmedel, miljöhänsyn« (party programme ↗)“producer interest should be the starting point for a policy where safe food, environmental considerations”
• Sweden can go ahead»Medlemsländerna ska också kunna gå före, inte minst inom det miljö- och« (party programme ↗)“Member states should also be able to go ahead, not least in environmental and”
• ethical animal husbandry»och etisk djurhållning är grundprinciper.« (party programme ↗)“and ethical animal husbandry are basic principles.”
• conscious consumers»Aktiva konsumentreaktioner mot företag som bryter mot reglerna kan påtagligt bidra till« (party programme ↗)“Active consumer reactions against companies that break the rules can substantially contribute to”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The party programme wants to level the competition through clear origin labelling and requires strong consumer protection with clear labelling of goods and services, which bears the counter-proposal's demand for origin directly on the menu. The plan also states that member states must be allowed to go ahead with stricter legislation to protect environment and health even when it clashes with the internal market, which speaks against waiting for the EU. The connection to animal husbandry and antibiotic use is also the plan's own prioritization.

• clear origin labellingdecisive»konkurrensen genom att upphandla lokalproducerat till offentliga kök, genom tydlig ursprungsmärkning« (party programme ↗)“competition by procuring locally produced for public kitchens, through clear origin labelling”
• national pioneering»Medlemsländerna måste få rätt att gå före med« (party programme ↗)“Member states must be allowed to go ahead with”
• strong consumer protection»för konsumenterna genom god konsumentvägledning, tydlig märkning av varor och tjänster och« (party programme ↗)“for consumers through good consumer guidance, clear labelling of goods and services and”
• reduced antibiotic use»minska användningen av antibiotika i djurhållningen och införa en skatt på kött som producerats med hög antibiotikaanvändning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“reduce antibiotic use in animal husbandry and introduce a tax on meat produced with high antibiotic use.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan's commitment to more locally grown food and strengthened competitiveness for Swedish agriculture is aided by the consumer being able to see the origin directly, because Swedish production has higher animal welfare and lower antibiotic use. The plan also wants it to be easy to do the right thing in everyday life. At the same time, the plan wants to avoid unnecessary regulatory burden on small businesses, which somewhat dampens the support.

• locally grown fooddecisive»Vi ska arbeta för mer närodlad och klimatsmart mat och ett levande, hållbart jordbruk som bidrar till den biologiska mångfalden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We should work for more locally grown and climate-smart food and a living, sustainable agriculture that contributes to biodiversity.”
• strengthened agricultural competitiveness»Det svenska lantbrukets konkurrenskraft, både inom EU och gentemot övriga världen, ska förstärkas.« (party programme ↗)“The competitiveness of Swedish agriculture, both within the EU and against the rest of the world, should be strengthened.”
• easy to do right as consumer»Det ska vara lätt att göra rätt i vardagen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It should be easy to do the right thing in everyday life.”
• avoid unnecessary regulatory burden»Vi ska rensa upp bland överflödiga regler och byråkrati.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We will clean up unnecessary rules and bureaucracy.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan wants consumer legislation to be at a high level of ambition at EU level but with respect for the internal market's principle of mutual recognition, and for the regulatory burden on small businesses to decrease. A national requirement for origin marking of the main ingredient in all restaurant dishes is such a national separate provision with a new administrative burden. The plan's requirement for consumers' right to correct product information pulls the opposite direction, which is why confidence is low.

• consumer rules at EU leveldecisive»Målet ska vara att konsumentlagstiftningen i EU-länderna ligger på en hög ambitionsnivå, men med« (party programme ↗)“The goal shall be that consumer legislation in EU countries is at a high level of ambition, but with”
• reduced regulatory burden»Regelbördan för små företag ska minska« (party programme ↗)“The regulatory burden for small businesses shall decrease”
• right to product information»behövs en stark konkurrenslagstiftning och konsumentlagar som ger rätt till korrekt produktinformation.« (party programme ↗)“strong competition legislation and consumer laws that give the right to correct product information are needed.”
• antibiotic considerations in production»Utvecklingen av antibiotikaresistens hotar folkhälsan.« (party programme ↗)“The development of antibiotic resistance threatens public health.”

The plan states that a functioning market economy requires well-informed consumers and well-developed consumer information, and it requires clear labelling with control when the consumer is to be able to opt out of certain products. Origin labelling on the menu provides exactly the information needed to weigh in animal husbandry and antibiotic use.

• clear labellingdecisive»En tydlig märkning, med möjlighet till kontroll« (party programme ↗)“Clear labelling, with possibility of control”
• informed consumers»välinformerade konsumenter samt effektiva rättsliga spelregler« (party programme ↗)“well-informed consumers and effective legal rules”
• respect for animals»så att djuren behandlas med respekt och omtanke.« (party programme ↗)“so that animals are treated with respect and care.”
• proximity of producer and consumer»Detta minskar behovet av långväga transporter.« (party programme ↗)“This reduces the need for long-distance transport.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan states that EU rules should, as a main rule, be implemented at minimum level and that over-implementation should be prevented, while at the same time one third of red tape and companies' administration should be removed. A national requirement for origin labelling of the main ingredient in all restaurant meals would be such a national special requirement with increased administration. The plan therefore speaks against the counter-proposal's demand.

• no national special requirementsdecisive»Minska regelkrånglet och onödig byråkrati, bland annat genom att motverka överimplementering i Sverige av EU-beslut – som huvudregel ska EU-direktiv genomföras på miniminivå« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce red tape and unnecessary bureaucracy, including by preventing over-implementation in Sweden of EU decisions - as a main rule EU directives should be implemented at minimum level”
• reduced administration»Ta bort en tredjedel av företagens administrationskostnader och en tredjedel av regelkrånglet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove one third of companies' administration costs and one third of red tape”
• fewer rules in the food chain»Minska antalet regler för jordbruket och korta handläggningstider för miljötillstånd« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce the number of regulations for agriculture and shorten processing times for environmental permits”

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The election manifesto makes Swedish animal husbandry standard an ambition for the whole EU and wants to prohibit import of products from animals treated in breach of Swedish rules, while Swedish food production competitiveness should increase. Origin marking of the main ingredient on restaurant menus makes precisely this difference visible to the consumer and counters food fraud. The plan therefore speaks for the counter-proposal's demand.

• against import from poor animal husbandrydecisive»Sverigedemokraterna vill förbjuda import av kött och andra produkter från djur som slaktats utan bedövning, som tvångsmatats eller som på andra sätt behandlats på sätt som strider mot Sveriges regler för djurhållning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats want to prohibit import of meat and other products from animals slaughtered without stunning, force-fed, or otherwise treated in ways that breach Sweden's rules for animal husbandry.”
• Swedish animal husbandry standard»Sverigedemokraternas ambition är att svensk standard vad gäller djurhållning ska bli standard för hela EU.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats' ambition is that Swedish standard regarding animal husbandry shall become standard for the whole EU.”
• Swedish competitiveness in food»Öka det svenska jordbrukets konkurrenskraft och Sveriges självförsörjning av livsmedel« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase Swedish agriculture's competitiveness and Sweden's self-sufficiency in food”
• against food fraud»Sverigedemokraterna vill därtill skapa förutsättningar för innovation och teknikutveckling och öka åtgärderna mot de problem som lantbrukare drabbas av, som t.ex. stora vildsvinsstammar och livsmedelsbedrägerier.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats want furthermore to create conditions for innovation and technology development and increase measures against the problems that farmers face, such as large wild boar populations and food fraud.”