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19 December 2003
RESIDUES - The Commission publishes a reflection paper on control of residues
of veterinary medicinal products and Maximum Residue Limits
18 December 2003GMOs - GMOs and conventional crops: the battle over "coexistence"
17 December 2003OFFICIAL CONTROL / CONTAMINANTS - Outcome of Agriculture/Fisheries Council
of December 2003
15 December 2003
EFSA - EFSA welcomes decision on permanent location
15 December 2003
PARNUTS - Food for Particular Nutritional Uses (PARNUTS) Regulations 2004
13 December 2003EFSA - Location of Permanent Seat Agreed - Parma, Italy
4 December 2003
ORGANIC FOOD - Organic production of agricultural products
4 December 2003GM FOOD - EFSA issues opinions on new GM maize: NK 603 maize considered
as safe as conventional maize
3 December 2003
GMOs / ORGANIC FOOD - GMOs and conventional crops: the battle over "coexistence"
3 December 2003CLAIMS - Nutritional and health claims on food - Council discussions
3 December 2003ADDITIVES - Byrne welcomes Council adoption of new uses of food additives
and improved rules for flavourings
3 December 2003EFSA - EFSA plans greater public involvement in its work
28 November 2003
OFFICIAL CONTROL - European Parliament Committee Discussions: Stricter inspections
throughout the food chain
26 November 2003
OFFICIAL CONTROL - Parliamentary Committee Considers the Proposed Official
Feed and Food Controls
25 November 2003
OFFICIAL CONTROL - Update on EU negotiations on food and feed regulations
18 November 2003ORIGIN LABELLING - Labelling of Beer: Judgement in Case C-216/01: Budjovický
Budvar, národní podnik v Rudolph Ammersin GmbH
17 November 2003
CODEX - EU Council Adopts Decision on Accession to the Codex Alimentarius
17 November 2003PACKAGING - "Active" and "intelligent" food packaging:
Commission proposes amendment to EU law on materials which come into contact
with food
10 November 2003FORTIFICATION - Commission proposes common rules for adding vitamins and
minerals to foods
3 November 2003OFFICIAL CONTROL - Official feed and food controls: discussion in EP Committee
27 October 2003
HYGIENE - Common Positions adopted by Council
22 October 2003
ADDITIVES - Parliament requires closer monitoring of new sweeteners
15 October 2003HORMONES - EU complies with WTO ruling on Hormone beef and calls on USA
and Canada to lift trade sanctions
15 October 2003CONTAMINANTS - EFSA gives update on semicarbazide : No reason to change
current dietary habits including for babies Precautionary action by industry
recommended for baby foods
10 October 2003
FLAVOURINGS - Safety of smoke flavourings: Commissioner Byrne welcomes Council
adoption of new Regulation
2 October 2003
ORIGIN LABELLING - WTO Dispute Settlement Body - DSB establishes panel on
EC trademark and geographical indication rules
1 October 2003
CLAIMS - The proposed Regulation on health & nutrition claims: Myths &
Misunderstandings
29 September 2003LABELLING - Food without fear: new food labelling rules will improve consumer
information on food ingredients, in particular allergens
9 September 2003GM FOOD - Judgment of the Court in Case C-236/01: Monsanto Italia SpA
and Others v Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri
2 September 2003GMOs - Commission rejects request to establish a temporary ban on the
use of GMOs in Upper Austria
1 August 2003CONTAMINANTS - EC amends rules on fig and nut imports
30 July 2003
CLAIMS - Seeking views on nutrition and health claim proposals
29 July 2003
CONTAMINANTS - Mycotoxins - EC Permitted Levels
23 July 2003
GMOs - Commission publishes recommendations to ensure co-existence of GM and
non-GM crops
22 July 2003
HYGIENE / GM FOOD / FEED ADDITIVES / TRACEABILITY - Discussion at the Council
Meeting
22 July 2003 ANIMAL FEED - Council and Parliament prohibit antibiotics as growth promoters:
Commissioner Byrne welcomes adoption of Regulation on feed additives
22 July 2003HYGIENE - Better food hygiene: Commissioner Byrne welcomes political agreement
about official controls on food of animal origin
22 July 2003 GM FOOD - European legislative framework for GMOs is now in place
16 July 2003CLAIMS - Commission proposal on nutrition and health claims to better
inform consumers and harmonise the market
15 July 2003
GMOs - Genetically Modified Organisms: Commission takes Court action against
eleven Member States
14 July 2003
CONTAMINANTS - Aflatoxins in Brazil nuts
25 March 2003EFSA - Food Safety Agency: full administrative budget to be released
24 March 2003PARNUTS - Commission's preliminary draft proposal for a Regulation on
the addition of vitamins, minerals and of certain other substances to foods.
(SANCO/329/03)
20 March 2003ADDITIVES - The Court annuls the Commission's decision refusing authorisation
for Danish provisions stricter than community provisions on the use of nitrates
and nitrites as food additives.
19 March 2003
EFSA - MEPs call for brake on funding for Food Safety Agency in response to
proposed split between Helsinki and Parma
17-18 March 2003GM FOOD - Adoption of Common Positions on two Regulations (GM food and
feed / traceability and labelling)
17-18 March 2003CONTAMINANTS - Illegal use of Nitrofurans in Portugal
14 March 2003BSE / GM FOOD - Scientific Steering Committee adopts new rapid BSE tests
and a guidance document on GMOs
12 March 2003OFFICIAL CONTROL - European Commission proposal for a Regulation of the
European Parliament and of the council on official feed and food controls
6 March 2003EFSA - Increased co-operation in food safety assessment
21 February 2003OFFICIAL CONTROL / GM FOOD - Results of the Agriculture Council of February
2003
21 February 2003
PARNUTS - Commission Directives 2003/13/EC and 2003/14/EC (Baby foods, infant
foods and infant formulae)
20 February 2003
CONTAMINANTS - Food safety: heated debate on nitrofurans in Environment Committee
20 February 2003ADDITIVES - Call for tighter curbs on cyclamates in soft drinks
20 February 2003
OFFICIAL CONTROL / GM FOOD / HORMONES / ZOONOSES / LABELLING - Council meeting
- Outcome of discussions at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council Meeting
20 February 2003IMPORTED MEAT - FMD control concerns cause EU to ban beef imports from
Paraguay
14 February 2003
ANIMAL FEED - New EC Proposals for Maximum Levels of Dioxins
13 February 2003SUPPLEMENTS / LABELLING - Free movement of goods: the Commission takes
action against two Member States
5 February 2003 OFFICIAL CONTROL - Questions and Answers on the proposed Regulation on
Official Food and Feed Controls
5 February 2003OFFICIAL CONTROL - Commission proposes new food and feed controls with
teeth
28 January 2003CONTAMINANTS - Environment Committee sounds alarm on toxic substances
in baby food
27-28 January 2003
GM FOOD - Authorisation of New GMO Food Products - Council discussions
27 January 2002
ANIMAL FFED - Brighter eyesight or brighter salmon? Commission decides new
rules on colouring feed additive
22 January 2003
ADDITIVES - Environment Committee warns of health risks to children of food
additives
21 January 2003LABELLING - Request for information in view of the revision of Council
Directive 90/496/EEC on Nutrition Labelling
17 January 2003PARNUTS - Preliminary Draft Proposal for a Regulation of the European
Parliament and of the Council on the addition of vitamins and minerals and
of certain other substances to foods
17 January 2003
ANIMAL FEED - Animal feed : new EC proposals on feed hygiene
16 January 2003
CHOCOLATE - Judgments in Cases C-12/00 and C-14/00 - Commission v Spain and
Italy - Spain and Italy are found to have wrongly prohibited the marketing
under the name 'chocolate' of products containing vegetable fats other than
cocoa butter
13 January 2003ANIMAL WELFARE - Commission acts against five Member States to protect
laying hens
6 January 2003BSE - Proposed Amendments to EU Regulation 999/2001 on Transmissible Spongiform
Encephalopathies
6 January 2003LABELLING - 2003 sees stricter labelling rules for meat
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