The increasing significance of the buzzwords ‘eco-friendly products’ along with the booming awareness for natural resource-exploitations, countries are eventually being forced to have eco-labels on their products.
Admitting eco-labels to become a reality soon, several exporters have supported taking up initiatives, getting advantage of the new system.
In 1997, Europe went with a ban, when initial resistance by the trade players was done away with the processing units — across the country — having to upgrade their facilities for meeting global standards.
With the EU, now being the top market for Indian seafood, the prospect of eco-labeling is to become mandatory soon, according to experts. Right now, it is voluntary right, but the growing concern over environmental causes would very soon, force nations to accept eco-labeling.
The labeling process involves –
Tracing the whole life-cycle of a product — from raw material-extraction to
Their processing,
Their manufacturing,
Their distribution, and
Their use and disposal.
To support the testing process in developing countries, several steps and rigorous policies are needed to be taken, taking into account, the special characteristics of marine capture fisheries.
