In the run up to Easter Brexiter fury was aimed at the requirement for Marmalade to be renamed if we (re)align UK food labelling regulations with the EU; this would be for the addition of the word 'citrus' in a blow to UK sovereignty.
What, the hysteria ignored was that most brands already do this: 'Orange Marmalade' or 'Seville Orange Marmalade' & that is fine, as the EU allowed (and continues to allow) the word 'citrus' to be replaced by the actual fruit!
@ChrisMayLA6 Finally, we'll be able to sell tomato marmalade, chocolate marmalade, and sweet potato marmalade. Yes, sweet potato is listed as a fruit, so are carrots. No, I don't know why.
Now if the EU could also fix the definition of "wine" in the same way it would be great.
You'll be pleased to hear that onion marmalade is in breach of the labelling rules and a clear misuse of the term 'marmalade'. A call to your local trading standards office is in order. ;)
These Regulations, which apply to England, implement Council Directive 2001/113/EC concerning fruit jams, jellies and marmalades and sweetened chestnut purée intended for human consumption (OJ No. L10, 12.1.2002, p. 67) and also contain national measures. They revoke and replace the Jam and Similar Products Regulations 1981, as amended, in relation to England.
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