Origin information in restaurants and public kitchens

The plan establishes that it is the responsibility of politics, not individuals, to create opportunities to choose climate-smart alternatives, which speaks for binding rules on origin information instead of voluntary ones. It also wants healthier food from the country's own countryside and investments in sustainable food production. Origin labeling at restaurants is not mentioned in the plan, hence low confidence.

• political responsibility for conscious choicesdecisive»Det är politikens, och inte individens, ansvar att skapa möjligheter för människor att välja enkla och billiga klimatsmarta alternativ.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is the responsibility of politics, not individuals, to create opportunities for people to choose simple and cheap climate-smart alternatives.”
• domestic food production»Hälsosammare mat från vår egen svenska landsbygd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Healthier food from our own Swedish countryside.”
• sustainable food production»En annan viktig del i den gröna omställningen är satsningar på hållbar livsmedelsproduktion.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Another important part of the green transition is investments in sustainable food production.”

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 makes consumer perspective the starting point for food policy and builds the mixed economy on conscious, active consumers. Origin information on meat in restaurants and public kitchens gives precisely the knowledge required for conscious choices. The plan also requires food policy with safe foodstuffs, which origin labelling serves.

• consumer perspective as basic principledecisive»Konsumentperspektivet, inte producentintresset, ska vara utgångspunkten för en politik där säkra livsmedel, miljöhänsyn och etisk djurhållning är grundprinciper.« (party programme ↗)“The consumer perspective, not producer interest, shall be the starting point for a policy where safe foodstuffs, environmental consideration and ethical animal husbandry are basic principles.”
• conscious active consumers»De kräver den blandekonomi, som bygger på en kombination av samhällsåtgärder och marknadsmekanismer, en effektiv offentlig sektor, ansvarsfulla företag, starka fackliga organisationer och medvetna, aktiva konsumenter.« (party programme ↗)“They require the mixed economy, which builds on a combination of government measures and market mechanisms, an efficient public sector, responsible enterprises, strong trade union organisations and conscious, active consumers.”
• safe foodstuffs»Jordbrukspolitiken ska utformas för att tillgodose kraven på ekologisk uthålligt åkerbruk och säkra livsmedel.« (party programme ↗)“Food policy shall be designed to meet requirements for ecologically sustainable arable farming and safe foodstuffs.”

The plan explicitly requires clear country-of-origin marking and procurement of locally produced food for public kitchens as a means to level the playing field against food produced under worse conditions. The counter-proposal's requirement for national provisions on origin information for meat in restaurants and public kitchens is the same measure. The plan also wants consumers to be able to make free and informed choices through clear marking.

• clear country-of-origin markingdecisive»Därför vill vi utjämna konkurrensen genom att upphandla lokalproducerat till offentliga kök, genom tydlig ursprungsmärkning och genom ekonomiska styrmedel som missgynnar livsmedel som tillverkats under sämre villkor än vi tillåter i Sverige.« (party programme ↗)“Therefore, we want to level the playing field through procuring locally produced food for public kitchens, through clear country-of-origin marking and through economic policy instruments that disadvantage food produced under worse conditions than we allow in Sweden.”
• informed consumer choices»Konsumenter ska ha möjligheter att göra fria och upplysta val.« (party programme ↗)“Consumers shall have opportunities to make free and informed choices.”
• clear marking of goods»Vi vill ha ett starkt skydd för konsumenterna genom god konsumentvägledning, tydlig märkning av varor och tjänster och en relevant konsumentutbildning i skolan.« (party programme ↗)“We want strong consumer protection through good consumer guidance, clear marking of goods and services and relevant consumer education in schools.”
• prevent imports with poorer animal protection»Internationella handelsavtal ska inkludera djurskyddsfrågan för att undvika att billig import av mat från länder med sämre djurskydd ökar.« (party programme ↗)“International trade agreements shall include animal welfare issues to prevent cheaper imports of food from countries with poorer animal protection from increasing.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan promises to work for more locally grown food and to strengthen the green sectors' competitiveness, and demands increased food production and supply security. Information on the origin of meat at restaurants and in public kitchens makes these choices possible for consumers and benefits domestic producers, which lies in line with the commitment. The plan simultaneously emphasizes regulatory simplification, but the food production line carries greater weight in the matter.

• locally grown food and green sectorsdecisive»Vi ska arbeta för mer närodlad och klimatsmart mat och ett levande, hållbart jordbruk som bidrar till den biologiska mångfalden. Vi vill stärka de gröna näringarnas konkurrenskraft.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall work for more locally grown and climate-smart food and a living, sustainable agriculture that contributes to biological diversity. We wish to strengthen the green sectors' competitiveness.”
• increased food production»Sverige behöver ett ännu mer konkurrenskraftigt jordbruk. En långsiktigt hållbar livsmedelsförsörjning med ökad försörjningstrygghet och ökad matproduktion kräver regelförenklingar och skattesänkningar, inklusive ett kraftfullt jordbruksavdrag och en biodrivmedelspremie som gör det hållbara lantbruket mer lönsamt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden needs an even more competitive agriculture. Long-term sustainable food supply with increased supply security and increased food production requires regulatory simplifications and tax cuts, including a powerful agricultural deduction and a biofuel premium that make sustainable farming more profitable.”
• strengthened agricultural competitiveness»Det svenska lantbrukets konkurrenskraft, både inom EU och gentemot övriga världen, ska förstärkas.« (party programme ↗)“Swedish agriculture's competitiveness, both within the EU and against the rest of the world, shall be strengthened.”
• increased self-sufficiency»Den är viktig i goda tider och livsviktig i händelse av krig eller kris. Matproduktionen måste öka, på kort och lång sikt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is important in good times and vital in the event of war or crisis. Food production must increase, in the short and long term.”

The plan requires consumer laws that give the right to correct product information and that food policy has a clear consumer perspective, which carries the counter-proposal's requirement for origin information for meat also in restaurants. At the same time the plan wants to keep down the regulatory burden for small businesses and sets the ambition level at EU level with respect for mutual recognition, which pulls in the other direction. Support therefore becomes weak.

• right to correct product informationdecisive»Därför behövs en stark konkurrenslagstiftning och konsumentlagar som ger rätt till korrekt« (party programme ↗)“Therefore a strong competition law and consumer laws are needed that give the right to correct”
• consumer perspective in food policy»ha ett tydligt konsument- och hållbarhetsperspektiv« (party programme ↗)“have a clear consumer and sustainability perspective”
• mutual recognition in the EU»men med respekt för den inre marknadens grundläggande princip« (party programme ↗)“but with respect for the internal market's fundamental principle”
• reduced regulatory burden»Regelbördan för små företag ska minska« (party programme ↗)“The regulatory burden for small businesses shall be reduced”

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 requires a well-developed consumer information and clear labelling so that the consumer can make informed choices, and wants agricultural policy to create closeness between producer and consumer. The election manifesto wants to increase self-sufficiency. National rules on origin information for meat in restaurants follow from these commitments.

• consumer informationdecisive»En väl utbyggd konsumentinformation« (party programme ↗)“Well-developed consumer information”
• clear labelling»En tydlig märkning, med möjlighet till kontroll« (party programme ↗)“Clear labelling, with possibility for control”
• closeness between producer and consumer»Detta minskar behovet av långväga transporter.« (party programme ↗)“This reduces the need for long-distance transport.”
• increased self-sufficiency»Regeländringar och kostnadslättnader för svenskt lantbruk för att öka Sveriges självförsörjning och stärka lantbrukets konkurrenskraft.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Regulatory changes and cost relief for Swedish agriculture to increase Sweden's self-sufficiency and strengthen agriculture's competitiveness.”

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 guiding commitment in this area is fewer and simpler rules: one third of company red tape removed and over-implementation of EU decisions countered, with minimum level as the main principle. New national requirements for origin information for restaurants and public kitchens go in the opposite direction. While the plan at the same time wants to strengthen the food strategy and domestic production pulls in the other direction, but the deregulation promise is more specific.

• EU rules at minimum leveldecisive»motverka överimplementering i Sverige av EU-beslut« (2022 manifesto ↗)“counteract over-implementation in Sweden of EU decisions - as a main rule EU directives should be implemented at minimum level”
• reduced administrative burden»Ta bort en tredjedel av företagens administrationskostnader och en tredjedel av regelkrånglet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove one third of companies' administrative 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”
• strengthened domestic food production»Förstärka livsmedelsstrategin« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen the food strategy”

The plan sets Swedish food producers' competitiveness and the country's self-sufficiency as an explicit goal, and points out that Swedish special requirements make domestic production more expensive without compensation. Country-of-origin information in restaurants is a tool that lets the consumer choose Swedish and thus turns special requirements into an advantage. The plan also wants to stop importing meat from animals treated in violation of Swedish rules, which presupposes that the origin is known.

• strengthened food self-sufficiencydecisive»Öka det svenska jordbrukets konkurrenskraft och Sveriges självförsörjning av livsmedel« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase Swedish agriculture's competitiveness and Sweden's self-sufficiency in food”
• compensate Swedish special requirements»Svenska särkrav för miljöskydd och djurvälfärd gör dessutom ofta inhemsk produktion dyrare än konkurrenternas utan att svenska lantbrukare kompenseras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Swedish special requirements for environmental protection and animal welfare often make domestic production more expensive than competitors' without Swedish farmers being compensated.”
• origin requirements for meat»Arbeta för ett förbud mot import av produkter från djur som har tvångsmatats eller slaktats utan bedövning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Work for a ban on the import of products from animals that have been force-fed or slaughtered without stunning”
• strategic food supply»landet har en hög självförsörjningsgrad vad avser livsmedelsproduktion« (party programme ↗)“the country has a high degree of self-sufficiency in food production”

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.