Egalim Law: new features for 2022

A law with several fronts

The EGAlim law addresses consumer information on product quality, the promotion of local and French produce, traceability across the agri-food chain and food safety. From 2022 several of its measures became binding.

Collective catering first

• Public collective catering is targeted first, private catering later
• Quality and sustainability thresholds apply to purchased volumes
• Billions of meals a year make it a powerful lever for the whole chain

The practical consequence

Buyers have to prove the composition of their purchases, not merely intend to improve it. That shifts the burden onto sourcing records and supplier data.