Printed labels for foods will begin to detail their country of origin in 2014, according to one news provider.

The Yorkshire Post said it had spoken to the Food Standards Agency (FSA), which revealed this is when new laws will take effect that will instruct food retailers to show where their ingredients have come from.

It will mean shoppers buying products will be able to determine information about them more easily, while the term British will be replaced by English, Scottish, Welsh or Northern Irish for the UK.

This should end a loophole which currently means manufacturers can call food British even if it was only packaged here.

Meanwhile, printed labels featuring more detailed nutritional information will not come into force until 2016.

The National Farmers Union's (NFU) Dr Andrea Graham told the Yorkshire Post: "The NFU supports the provision of clear, accurate and relevant information for the consumer and we believe that the new country of origin labelling requirements will give a big boost to consumers."

In October, Asda had to change the printed labels on one of its beef products after the NFU said the term 'Hereford' was misleading.

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