Foodlaw-Reading
Dr David Jukes, The University of Reading, UK
Providng access to food law since May 1996
Foodlaw-ReadingDr David Jukes, The University of Reading, UKProvidng access to food law since May 1996 |
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Page last updated: 1 September, 2022
Providing access to selected documents from 2021 relevant to food law issues - both its development and implementation. To access the document, click on the image. Documents are classified by subject and with an indication of its national (UK), regional (EU) or international (INT e.g. Codex) relevance. Where the link is to a different website, the link may no longer be available.
For other dates, see: Documents: 2022, Documents: 2020, Documents: 2019, Documents: 2017-18 and Documents: 2010 - 2016
Topic headings on this page:
| LABELLING | |
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Consultation Document: Precautionary Allergen Labelling (PAL): The ‘may contain’ Consultation A copy of the consultation document is available on this site (click on image). See also: UK: 6 December 2021 LABELLING / ALLERGENS - Precautionary Allergen Labelling (PAL): The ‘may contain’ Consultation Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original document was accessed from: |
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BEUC Report: Food Marketing to Children - Needs Rules With Teeth A copy of the report is available on this site. See also: EU: 27 September 2021 MARKETING - BEUC Report - Children massively targeted by unhealthy food ads: consumer groups’ snapshot exposes blatant need for binding EU rules |
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DHSC Guidance: Calorie labelling in the out of home sector: implementation guidance The Guidance is published as a web page. A pdf version is available on this site (click on image). The Guidance includes an Annex (in pdf format) providing illustrations of the expected format. A copy of the document is available on this site: Annex C: calorie labelling illustrations. See also: UK: 17 September 2021 NUTRITION / LABELLING – Guidance: Calorie labelling in the out of home sector Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original web page was accessed from: |
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COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT EVALUATION of the mandatory indication of the country of origin or place of provenance for fresh, chilled and frozen meat of swine, sheep, goats and poultry A copy of this document is available on this site. See also: EU: 10 August 2021 LABELLING – Commission report: Origin labelling rules for meats remains relevant for consumers |
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Commission consultation: Proposal for a revision of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, for what concerns labelling rules on alcoholic beverages A copy of the Inception impact assessment for this initiative is available on this site. See also: EU: 24 June 2021 LABELLING - Commission consultation: Revision of rules on information provided to consumers for alcoholic beverages |
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Council Paper: Labelling of foodstuffs containing eggs regarding the farming method of laying hens A copy of the document (a single page) is available on this site. See also: EU: 26 April 2021 LABELLING - Council Discussions: Labelling of foodstuffs containing eggs regarding the farming method of laying hens |
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EFSA: Guidance on date marking and related food information: part 2 (food information) A copy of the guidance can be accessed from the EFSA website. See also: EU: 22 April 2021 LABELLING - EFSA advises food suppliers on information for consumers |
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Food compositional standards and labelling provisional common framework A copy of the publication is available on this site. See also: UK: 23 March 2021 ADMINISTRATION – DEFRA Publication: Food compositional standards and labelling: provisional common framework Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original web page was accessed from: |
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Request for a scientific opinion on development of harmonised mandatory front-of-pack nutrition labelling and the setting of nutrient profiles for restricting nutrition and health claims on foods The document is available on the EFSA website. See also: EU: 3 February 2021 NUTRITION LABELLING - Commission requests EFSA’s scientific advice to inform harmonised front-of-pack labelling and restriction of claims on foods |
| HYGIENE | |
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| ADDITIVES and CONTAMINANTS | |
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FSA Consultation: Review of retained Regulation 2016/6 on importing food from Japan following the Fukushima nuclear accident A copy of the consultation document is available on this site (click on imagee). See also: UK: 10 December 2021 CONTAMINANTS – FSA Consultation launched ahead of possible changes to Fukushima import controls Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original document was accessed from: |
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Commission consultation: Draft Commission Regulation amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards green tea extract containing (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate A copy of the draft Regulation is available on this site (click on image). The consultation is available on the Commission site - see: Restricting the use of green-tea catechins in foods. The consultation closes on 3 November 2021. See also: EU: 6 October 2021 Commission consultation: Food safety - Restricting the use of green-tea catechins in foods |
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FSA Letter: National Monitoring Plan (NMP) sampling priorities for 2021-22 A copy of the letter providing the NMP is available on this site. See also: UK: 1 April 2021 OFFICIAL CONTROLS / CONTAMINANTS - National Monitoring Plan (NMP) sampling priorities for 2021-22 Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original web page was accessed from: |
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Commission consultation: COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... of XXX amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 307/2012 as regards transparency and confidentiality requirements for the EU risk assessment of substances under scrutiny. A copy of the draft Regulation is available on this site. The consultation is available on the Commission's site - see: Consultation Assessment of Food Fortification Substances. The consultation closes on 9 April 2021. See also: EU: 12 March 2021 ADDITIVES - Commission consultation: Food safety – Amending the rules concerning the addition of vitamins minerals to foods in view of the new Transparency Regulation |
| PESTICIDES, VETERINARY DRUGS and their RESIDUES | |
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Commission consultation: EU rules on official controls - update to allow controls of imports for the use of certain antimicrobials A copy of this draft Regulation is available on this site. For more details, see Commission consultation page. Note that the consultation is open until 5th May 2021. See also: EU: 10 March 2021 VETERINARY PRODUCTS - Commission consultation: EU rules on official controls - update to allow controls of imports for the use of certain antimicrobials |
| MEAT / FISH (including their products and aquaculture products | |
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DEFRA Consultation: Enforcement of Poultry Meat Marketing Standards (PMMR) approach Consultation document A copy of the publication is available on this site. See also: UK: 12 July 2021 MEAT - DEFRA Consultation on Poultrymeat Marketing Regulations enforcement approach Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original document (Word format) was accessed from: |
FSA Consultation: Consultation on Early Proposals for a Future Delivery Model for FSA-Delivered Official Controls in the Meat Sector A copy of the consultation document is available on this site (click on image). For the consultation page, see: FSA Consultation - Meat Sector Controls. The closing date for comments is 23 July 2021. See also: UK: 28 May 2021 MEAT HYGIENE / OFFICIAL CONTROLS - Consultation on Early Proposals for a Future Delivery Model for FSA-Delivered Official Controls in the Meat Sector Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original document was accessed from: |
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DEFRA Consultation Document: Consultation on proposed changes to UK Wine Legislation A copy of the consultation document is available on this site (click on image). The consultation is an online survey. To access the consultation, see: Consultation on proposed changes to UK Wine Legislation. The consultation closes on the 23 September 2021. See also: UK: 9 September 2021 WINE - Consultation on proposed changes to UK Wine Legislation Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original document was accessed from: |
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Commission consultation: Draft COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION amending Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the definition of allusions to legal names of spirit drinks or geographical indications for spirit drinks and their use in the description, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks other than the spirit drinks to which allusion is made. A copy of this document is available on this site (click on image). For more details of the consultation, see the Commission page: Definition and use of allusions to names of spirit drinks. The consultation closes on the 12 May 2021. See also: EU: 14 April 2021 SPIRIT DRINKS - Commission consultation: Spirit drinks – definition and use of allusions to names of spirit drinks |
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Commission consultations: COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) amending Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards:
A copy of both of these consultation documents is available on this site (click on images). See also: EU: 26 March 2021 SPIRIT DRINKS - Commission consultation: Labelling of alcoholic beverages – use of allusions and of compound terms (updated technical specifications) |
Commission Draft Regulation: COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... of XXX amending Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards labelling provisions for blends A copy of this document is available on this site (click on image). For full details of the consultation, see the consultation page: Spirit Drinks: labelling provisions for blends. The consultation closes on 24 March 2021. See also: EU: 24 February 2021 SPIRIT DRINKS - Commission Consultation on Draft Regulation: Spirit Drinks: labelling provisions for blends |
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| MISCELLANEOUS OTHER FOODS | |
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Amending domestic food legislation in England Summary of consultation responses and government response The full document is available on this site. See also: UK: 29 July 2021 COMPOSITIONAL STANDARDS - Consultation outcome: Domestic food legislation: amendments to rules in England Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original document was accessed from: |
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DEFRA Paper: Post Implementation Review of the Olive Oil Marketing Standards Regulations 2014 SI 2014/195 A copy of this paper is available on this site (click on image). See also: UK: 8 April 2021 OLIVE OIL - Post Implementation Review of the Olive Oil Marketing Standards Regulations 2014 (SI 2014/195) Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original web page was accessed from: |
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Commission consultation - Inception Impact Assessment: Agricultural products – revision of EU marketing standards A copy of this document is available on this site. See also: EU: 19 January 2021 MARKETING STANDARDS - Commission consultation: Agricultural products – revision of EU marketing standards |
| GM / NOVEL FOODS | |
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FSA Consultation on applications for six novel foods A copy of the consultation document is available on this site (click on image). See also: UK: 17 December 2021 NOVEL FOODS – FSA Consultation: Applications for six novel foods Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original document was accessed from: |
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FSA Consultation Document: Consultation on applications for nine genetically modified organisms for food and feed uses The consultation document can be accessed from the FSA website (click on image). In addition, the FSA has published a separate document containing the draft opinions. This is also available on the FSA website: FSA/FSS opinions of applications for nine genetically modified organisms for food and feed uses. See also: UK: 30 November 2021 GMOs - Applications for nine genetically modified organisms for food and feed uses |
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DEFRA Consultation outcome Genetic technologies regulation: government response The full response was provided as a web page. A copy (in pdf format) is available on this site (click on image). See also: UK: 29 September 2021 GMOs - Plans to unlock power of gene editing unveiled: Use of gene editing technologies to be enabled to help better protect the environment Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original document was accessed from: |
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Commission Consultation: Inception Impact Assessment - Legislation for plants produced by certain new genomic techniques A copy of the full Inception Impact Assessment is available on this site.. The Feedback period is from 24 September 2021 to 22 October 2021. For more details, see the Commission page: Published initiatives: Legislation for plants produced by certain new genomic techniques. See also: EU: 24 September 2021 GMOs – Commission consultation: Legislation for plants produced by certain new genomic techniques |
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FSA Board Meeting (FSA 21-09-06): GENOME EDITING – UPDATE PAPER A copy of this paper is available on this site, See also: UK: 16 September 2021 ADMINISTRATION / OFFICIAL CONTROLS / GM FOOD - FSA Board backs new annual report into ‘the state of the nation’s plate’ Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original document was accessed from: |
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FSA Report: Comparing international approaches to food safety regulation of GM and Novel Foods A copy of the detailed report (215 pages) can be found on the FSA web pages. See also: UK: 9 August 2021 GMOs / NOVEL FOODS - Report into international approaches to the regulation of GM and novel foods published |
| ORGANIC FOODS | |
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Draft for consultation: COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION supplementing Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council with rules on the official controls in respect of consignments of organic products and in-conversion products intended for import into the Union and on the certificate of inspection. A copy of this document is available on this site (click on image). In addition a draft annex is also available. For more details, see the consultation page at: Consultation - Organics - Imports - Inspection . The consultation closes on 12 July 2021. See also: EU: 14 June 2021 ORGANIC FOOD – Commission consultation: Organic products – imports from non-EU countries (inspection certificate & official controls) |
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Draft for consultation: COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION laying down rules on documents and notifications required for organic and inconversion products intended for import into the Union. A copy of this document is available on this site (click on image). In addition a draft annex is also available. For more details, see the consultation page at: Consultation - Organics - Imports. The consultation closes on 12 July 2021. See also: EU: 14 June 2021 ORGANIC FOOD – Commission consultation: Organic products – imports from non-EU countries (rules for EU countries & operators) |
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Consultation: Draft Commission Delegated Regulation amending Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the requirements for record-keeping for operators in organic production A copy of this draft is available on this site. There is also available an additional Draft Annex. Consultation closes 11 May 2021. For details, see the Commission Consultation page. See also: EU: 13 April 2021 ORGANIC FOOD - Commission Consultation: Organic production - requirements for keeping records (update) |
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Commission Consultation: Draft COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... of XXX authorising certain products and substances for use in organic production and establishing their lists A copy of this document is available on this site. Also available is the Draft Annex. The consultation closes on 23 April 2021. For more details, see the Commission Consultation Page. See also: EU: 26 March 2021 ORGANIC FOOD - Organic farming: list of products & substances authorised in organic production (update) |
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COM(2021) 141 final - COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS ON AN ACTION PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ORGANIC PRODUCTION A copy of this COM document is available from Eur-Lex (click on image). See also: EU: 25 March 2021 ORGANIC FOOD - European Green Deal: Commission presents actions to boost organic production |
| SUSTAINABILITY / WASTE | |
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FoodDrinkEurope Position Paper: Substantiating green claims - Position Paper A copy of the paper is available on this site. A more detailed document was also published and is also available on this site - see: FoodDrinkEurope views on substantiating green claims and the use of PEF. See also: EU: 13 October 2021 GREEN CLAIMS - FoodDrinkEurope Publication: Substantiating Green Claims - Position Paper |
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EU Code of Conduct on Responsible Food Business and Marketing Practices A copy of the Code is available on this site. See also: EU: 5 July 2021 SUSTAINABILITY - Farm to Fork Strategy: 65 companies and associations sign the EU Code of Conduct on Responsible Food Business and Marketing Practices |
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Open letter: Joint industry call for an EU approach to packaging waste labelling A copy of this letter is available on this site. See also: EU: 24 June 2021 PACKAGING - Joint industry call for an EU approach to packaging waste labelling |
| CONTACT MATERIALS | |
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Commission consultation: Draft Commission Regulation on recycled plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foods, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 282/2008. A copy of the draft regulation is available on this site. There is a separate draft annex available - see Draft Annex Recyced Plastics. See also: EU: 6 December 2021 CONTACT MATERIALS - Commission consultation: Food safety – recycled plastic in food packaging (updated rules) |
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Overview report: Official controls over food contact materials in EU Member States The report is available on the Commission web pages. See also: EU: 18 October 2021 CONTACT MATERIALS - Report identifies challenges and bests practices in the controls over food contact materials |
| FOOD QUALITY / FOOD FRAUD | |
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JRC Technical Report: Results of an EU wide coordinated control plan to establish the prevalence of fraudulent practices in the marketing of herbs and spices The full report can be accessed from the Commission web page. See also: EU: 25 November 2021 FOOD FRAUD - Commission publishes results of first EU-wide survey about herbs and spices authenticity |
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FSA Board Paper: FSA EU Transition Policy Update A copy of this Board Paper is available on this site. See also: UK: 25 November 2021 BREXIT - FSA Board Paper: EU Transition Policy Update Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original document was accessed from: |
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Paper for the FSA Board meeting on 9 March 2021: FSA Board Paper: EU Transition Update A copy of the paper is available on this site. See also: UK: 24 February 2021 BREXIT - FSA Board Paper: EU Transition Update Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original web page was accessed from: |
| NUTRITION ISSUES (including health claims, foods for special groups and obesity policy matters) | |
Report of the 42nd Session of the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses The report can be downloaded from the Codex website. See also: INT: 1 December 2021 CODEX / NUTRITION - Report of the 42nd Session of the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses |
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DHSC Guidance: Calorie labelling in the out of home sector: implementation guidance The Guidance is published as a web page. A pdf version is available on this site. The Guidance includes an Annex (in pdf format) providing illustrations of the expected format. A copy of the document is available on this site: Annex C: calorie labelling illustrations. See also: UK: 17 September 2021 NUTRITION / LABELLING – Guidance: Calorie labelling in the out of home sector Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original web page was accessed from: |
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Consultation outcome: Introducing further advertising restrictions on TV and online for products high in fat, salt and sugar: government response This document was published as a web page. A pdf version of the web document is available on this site. See also: UK: 24 June 2021 ADVERTISING / NUTRITION - New advertising rules to help tackle childhood obesity Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original document was accessed from: |
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Commission consultation: Restrictions on the use of monacolins from red yeast rice in foods A copy of the draft regulation is available on this site. For the consultation page, see: Commission consultation - red yeast rice. The consultation closes 17 June 2021. See also: EU: 20 May 2021 SUPPLEMENTS – Commission consultation: Restrictions on the use of monacolins from red yeast rice in foods |
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Request for a scientific opinion on development of harmonised mandatory front-of-pack nutrition labelling and the setting of nutrient profiles for restricting nutrition and health claims on foods The document is available on the EFSA website. See also: EU: 3 February 2021 NUTRITION LABELLING - Commission requests EFSA’s scientific advice to inform harmonised front-of-pack labelling and restriction of claims on foods |
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Commission Publication: Health and food audits and analysis programme 2022 A copy of the publication is available on this site. See also: EU: 1 December 2021 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - Commission publishes its Health and Food Audits and Analysis Programme for 2022 |
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FSA Board Meeting (FSA 21-09-04): FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY AND FOOD STANDARDS SCOTLAND ANNUAL FOOD STANDARDS REPORT A copy of this paper is available on this site, See also: UK: 16 September 2021 ADMINISTRATION / OFFICIAL CONTROLS / GM FOOD - FSA Board backs new annual report into ‘the state of the nation’s plate’ Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original document was accessed from: |
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FSA Board Meeting (FSA 21-09-05): OPERATIONAL TRANSFORMATION PROGRAMME: PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON THE FUTURE DELIVERY MODEL A copy of this paper is available on this site, See also: UK: 16 September 2021 ADMINISTRATION / OFFICIAL CONTROLS / GM FOOD - FSA Board backs new annual report into ‘the state of the nation’s plate’ Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original document was accessed from: |
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RASFF - The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed Annual Report 2020 A copy of the report is available on this site. See also: EU: 23 August 2021 RASFF - Food safety: RASFF Annual report shows significant rise in number of alerts |
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'COVID-19, EU Exit, and Future Food Strategies' - address to the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health The address was published as a web page by the FSA. The text is given here as a pdf file. See also: UK: 29 June 2021 OFFICIAL CONTROLS / ADMINISTRATION / BREXIT - 'COVID-19, EU Exit, and Future Food Strategies' - FSA Chief Executive address to the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original document was accessed from: |
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Report of the 25th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems The report can be downloaded from the Codex website (click on image). See also: INT: 31 May – 8 June 2021 CODEX - Report of the 25th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems |
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Report of the 41st Session of the Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling The report can be downloaded from the Codex website (click on image). See also: INT: 17-25 May 2021 CODEX - Report of the 41st Session of the Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling |
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FSA Board meeting papers:
Copies of these papers are available on this site (click on links above). See also: UK: 13 May 2021 ADMINISTRATION - FSA Board to discuss future direction of regulation for food and feed Provided under the Open Government Licence. Links to the original documents was accessed from: |
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Commission consultation: COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the cases and conditions under which competent authorities may designate official laboratories which do not fulfil the conditions in relation to all the methods they use for official controls or other official activities A copy of this document is available on this site. A further document contains a draft Annex to the Regulation. See also: EU: 19 March 2021 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - Commission Consultation: Animal & plant health / safe food & feedstuffs – designation of official laboratories |
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Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council: On the overall operation of official controls performed in Member States (2017-2018) to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products A copy of this report is available on this site. An additional Staff Working Document is also available. See also: EU: 29 January 2021 OFFICIAL CONTROLS / EU AUDITS - The Commission reports on the overall operation of official controls in Member States during 2017 and 2018 |
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Commission consultation: Draft COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain categories of goods exempted from official controls at border control posts and amending Commission Decision 2007/275/EC See also the Draft Annex. See also: EU: 5 January 2021 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - Commission consultation: Food safety - composite food products exempt from official checks at EU borders |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION ISSUES (including general food law, components of risk analysis and trade policy) | |
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Government response to the Trade and Agriculture Commission report A copy of this document is available on this site. See also: UK: 21 October 2021 TRADE - New Trade and Agriculture Commission launched with measures to boost farming exports Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original document was accessed from: |
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Commission Inception Impact Assessment: Sustainable food system framework initiative A copy of the document is available on this site (click on image). For more details, see the consultation page at: Sustainable food system framework initiative. The consultation is open until 26 October 2021. See also: EU: 28 September 2021 SUSTAINABLITY - Commission consultation: Sustainable food system framework initiative |
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FoodDrinkEurope’s response to the European Commission’s Communication “Better Regulation: Joining forces to make better laws”
A copy of the full response is available on this site. See also: EU: 23 September 2021 ADMINISTRATION – FoodDrinkEurope’s Response To The European Commission’s Better Regulation Communication |
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EFSA Publication: EFSA Strategy 2027 – Science, safe food, sustainability A copy of this publication is available on the EFSA website. See also: EU: 13 July 2021 RISK ASSESSMENT - EFSA’s direction of travel set for 2022-2027 |
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Food compositional standards and labelling provisional common framework A copy of the publication is available on this site. See also: UK: 23 March 2021 ADMINISTRATION – DEFRA Publication: Food compositional standards and labelling: provisional common framework Note: This document has been revised. See: UK: 17 February 2022 UK INTERNAL MARKET - Updated Food Compositional Standards and Labelling Common Framework Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original web page can accessed from: |
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Trade and Agriculture Commission: Final Report A copy of the report is available on this site. See also: UK: 4 March 2021 BREXIT / TRADE - Independent report - Trade and Agriculture Commission: Final Report Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original web page can accessed from: |
