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19 December 2002
ADDITIVES - Proposal for a 5th amendment to directive 95/2/EC on food additives
other than colours and sweeteners
19 December 2002IMPORTED FOOD - Stopping animal disease at the border: tighter rules on
personal imports of meat and milk into the EU
18 December 2002ADDITIVES - Food safety committee reviews aspartame
17 December 2002
CONTAMINANTS - Commission proposals for harmonised limits for tin and PAHs
17 December 2002RESIDUES - Import of almost all fish products from China now authorised
16 - 20 December
2002HYGIENE / ORGANIC FOOD / CONTAMINANTS / GM FOOD / HORMONES
- Report of the Council meeting - Agriculture and Fisheries
16 December 2002CONTAMINANTS - Council backs prohibition of antibiotics as growth promoters
: Byrne welcomes political agreement on feed additives
16 December 2002HYGIENE - Commissioner David Byrne welcomes Council agreement on hygiene
rules for food of animal origin
12 December 2002WATER - Standing Committee votes to strengthen EU legislation on natural
mineral waters
12 December 2002
CONTAMINANTS - EC relaxes restrictions on some Chinese fishery imports
11 December 2002EFSA - European Food Safety Authority Board adopts budget under protest
10 December 2002GM FOOD - Margot Wallström welcomes agreement on traceability and
labelling of genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
9 December 2002
GM FOOD - Traceability and Labelling of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)
5 December 2002QUALITY - More protection for traditional, quality foodstuffs
4 December 2002GM FOOD - Commission launches European network of GMO laboratories to
improve traceability in food chain
2 December 2002
EFSA - Head of food safety authority appointed
29 November 2002
CONTAMINANTS - Draft proposals for harmonised limits for tin
29 November 2002ADDITIVES / FLAVOURINGS - Commission proposes new uses of food additives
and improved rules for flavourings
28 November 2002HYGIENE - Food and Feed Hygiene - Council Debate
28 November 2002GM FOOD - Genetically Modified Food and Feed - Council Deliberations
28 November 2002
GM FOOD - Commissioner David Byrne welcomes political agreement of Council
on further labelling requirements for GMOs in food and feed
28 November 2002ZOONOSES - Commissioner David Byrne welcomes Council endorsement of proposals
to combat food-borne diseases like salmonella
28 November 2002HYGIENE - Commissioner David Byrne welcomes political agreement on animal
health rules
21 November 2002CONTAMINANTS - Byrne welcomes Parliament vote on safer rules for feed
additives - prohibition of antibiotics as growth promoters confirmed
21 November 2002
CONTAMINANTS - Quicker phase-out of antibiotics in animal feed demanded
20 November 2002CONTAMINANTS - Green light for the import of more products of animal origin
from China
18 November 2002
CONTAMINANTS - Mycotoxins - EC Permitted Levels
14 November 2002LABELLING - Amended food labelling Directive allows consumers to discover
details on allergens (adoption of Common Position)
13 November 2002BEEF - British beef: Commission satisfied that EU law is now respected
12 November 2002
CONSUMERS - Consumers to move centre stage in Europe
23 October 2002EFSA - Green light for Geoffrey Podger to be head of European Food Safety
Authority
17 October 2002GM FOOD - New GMO Directive taking effect today provides more transparent
and effective system for authorisation of GMOs, says European Commission
16 October 2002
GM FOOD - Preparation of the Environment Council - Proposed Regulations and
the Cartagena Protocol on Bio-safety
16 October 2002GM FOOD - Outcome of the Agri/Fisheries Council of October - Debate on
GM-food and -feed proposal
16 October 2002HYGIENE - Outcome of the Agri/Fisheries Council of October - Proposal
on monitoring and control of zoonoses
4 October 2002
BSE - Agency's position on the possible risk of BSE in sheep
3-4 October 2002
GMO - Genetically Modified Organisms: Decisions approved
2 October 2002BSE - David Byrne welcomes lifting of British beef embargo by France
2 October 2002
CONTAMINANTS - EC reviews rules on fig and nut imports
1 October 2002EFSA - Executive Director of the European Food Safety Authority nominated
12 September 2002EFSA - First board meeting of new food authority to be held next week
11 September 2002
ANTIBIOTICS / PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE - The Court of First Instance upholds
the Council's decision to ban the use of certain antibiotics as additives
in animal feed and sets out the conditions on which the precautionary principle
may be applied
5 September 2002CONTAMINANTS - Commission Statement: Food safety - Hormone contamination
in Europe's farms
2 September 2002ADDITIVES - Proposal for an amendment to Directive 95/2/EC on food additives
other than colours and sweeteners
23 August 2002
HYGIENE - Proposal for detailed rules for the organisation of official controls
on products of animal origin intended for human consumption.
19 August 2002NOVEL FOODS - Commission Discussion Paper: Evaluation of Regulation (EC)
No 258/97 of the European Parliament concerning novel foods and novel food
ingredients
16 August 2002
MINERAL WATER - Draft Commission Directive on concentration limits & labelling
requirements for constituents of natural mineral waters & conditions for
using ozone for treatment of natural mineral and spring waters
5 August 2002
CONTAMINANTS - Dioxins and Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in Foodstuffs
31 July 2002ADDITIVES - Proposal for an amendment to directive 94/35/EC on sweeteners
for use in foodstuffs
30 July 2002FLAVOURINGS - Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Regulation
on smoke flavourings used or intended for use in or on foods
26 July 2002LABELLING - Ingredients Listing and Allergens
25 July 2002
LABELLING / SUPPLEMENTS - Free movement of goods: infringement proceedings
against France, Belgium and Austria
24 July 2002
CONTAMINANTS - Result of the Standing Committee on the Food chain on MPA-contamination
23 July 2002
HYGIENE - Commission proposes new rules for controls on food of animal origin
22 July 2002
LABELLING - Ingredient Listing and Allergens
18 July 2002
MEAT HYGIENE - Ombudsman accepts Commission assurances on reindeer imports
18 July 2002
BSE - Export rules under the Date-Based Export Scheme changed
18 July 2002FLAVOURINGS - Food: Commission proposes EU-wide safety assessment and
authorisation of smoke flavourings
18 July 2002
LABELLING - Commission adopts new labelling rules on caffeine and quinine
17 July 2002
CLAIMS - Commission's draft proposal for a Regulation on Nutrition, Functional
and Health Claims made on foods
17 July 2002
BEEF - Commission decides to refer France to Court for a second time for non-compliance
with Court judgement on British beef
17 July 2002ADDITIVES - Commission paves way to allow two new intense sweeteners
16 July 2002CONTAMINANTS - Result of the Standing Committee on the Food chain on MPA-contamination
15 July 2002EFSA / CONTAMINANTS - Outcome of the Agriculture Council
10 July 2002CONTAMINANTS - Food Chain Committee Discussion on MPA-hormones in feed
and food products
10 July 2002
CONTAMINANTS - FSA Statement on finding traces of MPA - an illegal hormone
- in Dutch pig feed
4 July 2002
ADMINISTRATION - Free movement of goods: Commission requests Germany and Italy
to remove obstacles
4 July 2002
PESTICIDES - Commission to consult stakeholders on strategy to reduce risks
3 July 2002
CLAIMS - Draft Proposal for a Regulation on Nutrition, Functional and Health
Claims made on foods
3 July 2002
GM FOOD - Commission proposals for a trustworthy and environmentally safe
approach to GMOs and GM food and feed backed by European Parliament
2/3 July 2002
GM FOOD - Tighter rules on traceability for GMO products
28 June 2002
HYGIENE / DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN - Outcome of Agricultural Council of June
2002: Hygiene of foodstuffs, Zoonoses, and Feta chesse
28 June 2002
CONTAMINANTS - Limits on presence of dioxin in food and feed enter into force
on 1 July
27 June 2002
ADDITIVES - Amendment to Directive 96/77/EC on purity criteria of food additives
27 June 2002
HYGIENE - Hygiene rules: Byrne welcomes Council agreement on more flexibility
particularly for traditional products
26 June 2002
BEEF - UK Government Supports Further Commission Action Against French Ban
on British Beef
26 June 2002
BEEF - Reasoned opinion sent to France for non-compliance with Court judgment
on British beef
25 June 2002
ORIGIN MARKING - Judgment of the Court in Case C-66/00 - Criminal proceedings
against Dante Bigi
25 June 2002
LABELLING CLAIMS - Nutrition, Functional and Health Claims made on foods
14 June 2002
ORIGIN MARKING - Commission proposes geographical protection of "Feta" cheese
13 June 2002
OLIVE OIL - New marketing standards for olive oil will protect shoppers
11 June 2002
LABELLING - Food labelling and allergies
5 June 2002
GM FOODS - Tighter rules on traceability for GMO products
5 June 2002
GM FOODS - MEPs urge 0.5% threshold for labelling of authorised GMOs
31 May 2002
GM FOODS - ESC for wider labelling of GM products
30 May 2002
SUPPLEMENTS - Adoption of Directive on Food Supplements
30 May 2002
ORGANIC - Infringement proceedings against Spain on organic farming rules
24 May 2002
PESTICIDES - Commission publishes results of Pesticide Residue Monitoring
Programme 2000
25 April 2002
LABELLING - Advocate General Alber Gives His View on the Scope of the Protection
Conferred by the Designations of Origin Prosciutto Di Parma and Grana Padano
23 April 2002
LABELLING - Better food labelling to help allergy sufferers
23 April 2002
HORMONES - Growth promoting hormones pose health risk to consumers, confirms
EU Scientific Committee
17 April 2002
HYGIENE - Environment Committee backs stricter EU control of salmonella
17 April 2002
HYGIENE - Environment Committee welcomes 'farm to table' food legislation
8 April 2002
EUROPEAN FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY - Commission adopts short-list of candidates
for the Management Board
3 April 2002
SUPPLEMENTS - Proposed directive on food supplements
28 March 2002
FEED - Proposed EC additives regulation - Phasing out of antibiotic growth
promoters
25 March 2002
FEED - Commission proposes new safety rules for feed additives and to prohibit
antibiotics as growth promoters
20 March 2002
BSE - Letter of formal notice sent to France for non-compliance of Court judgement
on British beef
19 March 2002
CONTAMINANTS - Increased testing for antibiotic residues on imports from Thailand,
Vietnam and Myanmar
19 March 2002
ADDITIVES - Food Safety Member States support emergency suspension of the
sale of jelly mini-cups containing "konjac" (E425) food additive
19 March 2002
ENLARGEMENT - Enlargement and food safety
18 March 2002
CONTAMINANTS - Third-Country Guarantees Regarding Residue Checks on Foodstuffs
15 March 2002
LABELLING - Food quality: Commission proposes better protection for geographical
names
13 March 2002
SUPPLEMENTS - Safety of food supplements Byrne welcomes agreement between
European Parliament and Council
13 March 2002
SUPPLEMENTS - Food supplements - support for common position
8 March 2002
ADDITIVES - Draft Commission Decision (SANCO/362/2002) suspending the placing
on the market and import of jelly confectionery containing food additive E
245 Konjac
27 February 2002
FOOD LAW / EUROPEAN FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY - Commission seeks head of new European
Food Safety Authority
26 February 2002
LABELLING - Labels to spell out caffeine content
22 February 2002
GM FOODS - Responsible management of GMOs: Commission proposes EU implementation
of Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
21 February 2002
FOOD LAW / EUROPEAN FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY - Food Safety - First set of farm-to-table
food safety measures take effect
20 February 2002
SUPPLEMENTS - Environment Committee passes common position on food supplements
20 February 2002
HORMONES - Hormone free beef from the USA: Additional testing requirements
lifted
18 February 2002
BSE - Latest developments in relation to BSE - David BYRNE speaking at the
Agriculture Council
14 February 2002
LABELLING - Hearing in cases C-469/00 and C-108/01 Ravil Sàrl contre Bellon
Import Sàrl et Biraghi SpA and Consorzio del Prosciutto di Parma, Salumificio
S. Rita SpA and Asda Stores Ltd, Hygrade Foods Ltd
13 February 2002
GM FOOD - Farm Commissioner Fischler calls for end of "muddling-through policy
6 February 2002
BSE - Monitoring of the BSE crisis - Report on monitoring of the BSE crisis
with regard to public health and food safety
31 January 2002
CONTAMINANTS - EU suspends import of animal products from China
27 January 2002
BSE - Member States still failing to comply with BSE legislation
30 January 2002
MYCOTXIN - Agency calls for pistachio import ban
25 January 2002
RESIDUES - EU Standing Veterinary Committee agrees on suspension of imports
of products of animal origin from China
24 January 2002
HYGIENE - Food controls - EU inspectors find national controls on E. coli
vary between EU countries
24 January 2002
BSE - SSC publishes new opinions on BSE related issues
22 January 2002
VETERINARY LEGISLATION / RAPID ALERT - Veterinary and phytosantary agreements
with third countries, and, EU rapid alert system for food and feedingstuffs
21 January 2002
FOOD LAW / EUROPEAN FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY - Agency welcomes the adoption of
European Food Safety Authority
21 January 2002
FOOD LAW / EUROPEAN FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY - European Food Safety Authority
adopted - Council agrees key legislation putting a new European-wide food
safety system in place
12 January 2002
ENFORCEMENT - Enlargement and upgrading food controls are the challenges ahead
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