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Former Slovak prime minister Robert Fico (l) convinced European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker to see dual food quality as an EU-wide problem. (Photo: European Commission)

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Dual food quality: a recipe for east-west EU friction

Some political leaders from the EU's centre and east – notably from Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia – have complained that their consumers are being treated as second-rate citizens in what is supposed to be a single European market.

An often-cited example is that fish fingers of a specific brand contained less fish in Slovakia than in Austria. Others included chocolate spread, soft drinks, and even some non-food products like washing detergents.

The implied accusa...

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Former Slovak prime minister Robert Fico (l) convinced European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker to see dual food quality as an EU-wide problem. (Photo: European Commission)

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