{"id":175097,"date":"2026-07-27T22:50:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T20:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/?p=175097"},"modified":"2026-07-27T22:50:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T20:50:11","slug":"eu-regler-kan-tvinga-svenska-butiker-att-kasta-fullt-fungerande-varor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/eu-regulations-may-force-swedish-stores-to-throw-away-fully-functional-goods\/","title":{"rendered":"EU regulations may force Swedish stores to throw away fully functional goods"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>New EU regulations risk triggering massive waste of food and other products in Swedish stores. The business community is now warning that goods worth hundreds of millions of kronor may have to be thrown away if the government does not quickly introduce a transition period.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Swedish companies are sounding the alarm that new EU regulations on environmental and sustainability claims could have far-reaching consequences starting at the turn of the year. The reason is that the government has not yet clarified how products already in stock will be handled once the new regulations take effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a joint op-ed in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dn.se\/debatt\/snart-kommer-vi-fa-slanga-varor-for-hundratals-miljoner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily News<\/a><\/strong> Nine representatives of the retail sector write that the consequences could be far-reaching if no transition period is implemented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201dUnless the government quickly introduces a transition period, we will be forced to throw away goods\u2014primarily food\u2014at an enormous cost.\u201d<\/em>, they write.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They point out that store shelves, hotels, restaurants, and warehouses are already stocked with products that were properly labeled when they were manufactured but that, after the turn of the year, may no longer meet the new requirements. According to the article, companies that continue to sell these products may face heavy penalties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Requires a transition period<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The business community is therefore calling for a national transition period so that existing products can be sold off rather than destroyed. The debaters also point out that Finland has already implemented a six-month national transition period for similar regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They also argue that the EU's regulatory framework risks undermining its own purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201dOne policy aims to reduce waste. The other risks increasing it. The logic doesn\u2019t add up.\u201d<\/em>, they write.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The government is urged to take action<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The op-ed is backed by, among others, the Swedish Trade Federation, the Swedish Grocery Retailers Association, the Swedish Federation of Business Owners, the Swedish Food Industry Association, Visita, and the Swedish Pharmacy Association. The organizations are now urging the government to provide clear guidance as soon as possible and to establish a transition period to avoid the widespread disposal of perfectly good food, hygiene products, and other goods.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New EU regulations could force Swedish stores to throw away fully functional goods. Now the business community is calling for a swift response from the government<\/p>","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":175099,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[206,1522,205],"tags":[1218,148],"class_list":["post-175097","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-inrikes","category-mellan","category-nyheter","tag-butik","tag-eu"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175097","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=175097"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175097\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/175099"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=175097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=175097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=175097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}