In the wake of Gabriel Attal's announcements, the Minister of the Economy deplored the lack of transparency and the deception of certain manufacturers and distributors. Bruno Le Maire threatens to implement sanctions of up to 10% of their turnover.
Bercy announced that 10,000 checks will be carried out by fraud repression. Some do not hesitate to display French origin labels on tomatoes coming straight from Morocco. Others stick a tricolor flag on their products to suggest that they come from France. “When a chicken is presented with a French flag on the packaging, the consumer is justified in thinking it was produced in France,” indicates Bruno LeMaire.