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22 December 2005EFSA - Public Consultation on the Independent EFSA Evaluation Report
22 December 2005 HYGIENE / OFFICIAL CONTROLS - New Year, Safer Food: Upgraded food and feed legislation enters into effect
22 December 2005 HYGIENE / OFFICIAL CONTROLS - Questions and Answers on the new EU rules on food and feed hygiene
22 December 2005 GROWTH PROMOTERS - Ban on antibiotics as growth promoters in animal feed enters into effect
21 December 2005 ORGANIC FOOD - New Regulation will improve clarity for consumers and farmers
9 December 2005 FORTIFICATIONS / HEALTH CLAIMS – Council adopts Common Positions on controls for the addition of vitamins and minerals to foods and for health claims
24 November 2005 HYGIENE - It is permissible for Austria to prohibit the sale of unwrapped chewing-gum from automatic vending machines
23 November 2005 OFFICIAL CONTROL - European Commission guidelines on preparation of multi-annual national control plans
23 November 2005 AVIAN FLU - Adjustments to import bans and to biosecurity requirements agreed
23 November 2005 GMOs - Commission authorises Danish state aid to compensate for losses due to presence of GMOs in conventional and organic crops
8 November 2006 CONTACT MATERIALS - Commission Working Document EMB/1105-rev 3 on plastic materials and articles in contact with food
3 November 2005 GMOs - Commission authorises import of 1507 maize for use in animal feed
27 October 2005 ADDITIVES - Food additives and sweeteners under review: EP Discussions
25 October 2005 PROTECTED DESIGNATIONS - The Court of Justice upholds the name ‘feta’ as a protected designation of origin for Greece
25 October 2005 GMOs – Discussions on controls for MON 810, GA 21 and MON 863
5 October 2005 BEEF - Commission proposal to allow return of beef on the bone backed by Member States
29 September 2005 PROTECTED DESIGNATIONS - US-EU Wine Agreement not to MEPs' taste
28 September 2005 BSE - Prospects for lifting current restrictions on the trade of cattle and beef from the UK
26 September 2005 HYGIENE - Overhaul of EU hygiene rules nears completion
14 September 2005 EFSA - EFSA Management Board decides on Acting Executive Director
12 September 2005 CONTAIMINANTS - EFSA reviews toxicological data of illegal dyes in food
9 September 2005 HYGIENE - Draft EU Regulation for Microbiological Criteria for Foodstuffs 2005
31 August 2005 HYGIENE - Implementing measures linked to the new EU hygiene controls
31 August 2005 GMOs - Commission authorises import of GM-oilseed rape for use in animal feed
23 August 2005 EFSA - Management Board decides on preferred option for its operational seat - Viale Piacenza in the City of Parma
8 August 2005 GMOs - Commission authorises the import of GM maize MON 863 for use in animal feed
29 July 2005 OFFICIAL CONTROL - Consultation on draft audit criteria guidance
29 July 2005 FOOD LAW - Guidance on the General Food Law Regulation 178/2002
18 July 2005 GMOs - EFSA consults widely on risk assessment of GM Microorganisms
18 July 2005 POULTRY - Definition of fresh poultry meat and origin labelling
15 July 2005 BSE - Commission outlines next steps on BSE
15 July 2005 GMOs - EFSA assesses safety of GM maize hybrids: no adverse effects expected on human and animal health and on the environment
14 July 2005 ORGANIC FOOD - Use in Spain of the terms ‘biológico' or ‘bio' in the advertising material of products which have not been organically produced
14 July 2005 ADDITVIES - New research data on the sweetener aspartame to be considered by EFSA's scientific experts
12 July 2005 RESIDUES - Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-198/03 P - Commission of the European Communities v. CEVA Santé Animale SA and Pfizer Enterprises Sàrl
12 July 2005 SUPPLEMENTS – Court Judgment of the Court of Justice in Joined Cases C-154/04 and 155/04 - The Court confirms the validity of the Community Directive on food supplements
12 July 2005 SUPPLEMENTS - Food Supplements Directive: European Court of Justice rules in favour of the Commission
8 July 2005 FISH - EFSA provides advice on the safety and nutritional contribution of wild and farmed fish
1 July 2005 CONTACT MATERIALS - EFSA publishes further evaluation on semicarbazide in food
29 June 2005 LABELLING - Commission launches debate on eco-labelling of fisheries products
27 June 2005 BSE - EFSA provides further assessment on health risks of goat meat and goat meat products with regard to BSE
24 June 2005 GMOs - Placing on the market of maize product MON 863
24 June 2005 GMOs: Commission reaction on Council votes on safeguards and GM maize MON863
22 June 2005 MINERALS - EFSA provides advice on adverse effects of sodium
21 June 2005 EFSA - European Food Safety Authority officially inaugurated
21 June 2005 EFSA - EFSA today inaugurates its official seat in Parma
9 June 2005 BSE - EFSA provides new scientific assessment on the age limit for the removal of specified risk materials from cattle with regard to BSE
9 June 2005 GM FOOD - EFSA follows up on Bt10 maize
3 June 2005 CLAIMS - Commissioner Kyprianou welcomes Council agreement on Health Claims
27 May 2005 SPEECH - EU Exports and Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures - Peter Mandelson, EU Trade Commissioner
26 May 2005 FORTIFICATION - Addition of vitamins and minerals to food: EP debtates Commission proposal
26 May 2005 CLAIMS - Food labelling that tells the truth: EP debates health claims proposal
26 May 2005 BSE - EFSA provides new scientific assessment on the age limit for the removal of specified risk materials from cattle with regard to BSE
25 May 2005 GM FOOD - Bt10: Ireland notifies contaminated consignment stopped in port
20 May 2005 GM FOOD - EFSA issues opinion on Genetically Modified Bt11 Maize
12 May 2005 COURT OF JUSTICE - Judgment of the Court of Justice – Use of name ‘Tocai' for certain Italian wines
11 May 2005 PARNUTS – European parliament adopts resolution on Foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses
11 May 2005 CONTAMINANTS - Illegal dyes in spices : Member States agree common approach proposed by Commission
11 May 2005 CONTAMINANTS - Conclusions of Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, section on Toxicological Safety - meeting of 10 May 2005
11 May 2005 GM FOOD - Action on unauthorised GM imports
10 May 2005 COURT OF JUSTICE - Advocate General's Opinion – Registration of the name ‘Feta' as a PDO
10 May 2005 OFFICIAL CONTROL - Implementing new EU food hygiene and official feed and food controls legislation
2 May 2005 SPEECH - Labelling and its implications for consumers. Speech by Markos Kyprianou (European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection), Conference on Consumer Policy Perspectives, Luxembourg
27 April 2005 GMOs - Commission sends proposals on GM maize to Council
26 April 2005 FORTIFICATION - EP Parliament Committee discussions: what vitamins do we want on our plates
26 April 2005 GMOs - Commission sends proposals on GMOs to Council
25 April 2005 GM FOOD - Preparation Agriculture/Fisheries Council of April 2005
22 April 2005 CLAIMS - Food labelling that tells the truth: Parliamentary Committee discussions
22 April 2005 PESTICIDES - EFSA presents new work and explains its role in the evaluation of pesticides
21 April 2005 ADMINISTRATION - Members of the Advisory Group on the Food Chain and Animal and Plant Health announced
18 April 2005 GM FOOD - Register of existing GM food and feed products published
15 April 2005 GMOs - Bt10: Commission requires certification of US exports to stop unauthorised GMO entering the EU
12 April 2005 GM FOOD - EFSA provides scientific support to the European Commission on issues related to the safety of Bt10 maize
7 April 2005 COURT OF JUSTICE - Validity of Labelling Requirements for Animal Feed - Advocate General sets out his views on the validity of the directive on compound animal feedingstuffs
5 April 2005 SUPPLEMENTS - Opinion of Advocated General in Case relating to Directive 2002/46 on Food Supplements
5 April 2005 HYGIENE - EU-Canada veterinary agreement paves the way for more trade
4 April 2005 CONTAMINANTS - Commission extends Sudan dye measures and reminds food operators of their responsibilities
1 April 2005 GM FOOD - Commission seeks clarification on Bt10 from US authorities and Syngenta
22 March 2005 GMOs - Commission confirms quality of European GMO legislative framework
18 March 2005 SUPPLEMENTS - Free movement of goods: Commission takes Germany to Court over garlic capsules and pharmacies
15 March 2005 ORIGIN LABELLING - WTO Panel upholds EU system of protection of “Geographical Indications”
14 March 2005 FLAVOURINGS - Commission Working Group 0n Flavourings -1st March 2005
11 March 2005 ADDITIVES - Draft Proposals for New EU Regulations on Food Additives and Enzymes
3 March 2005 CONTAMINANTS – Mycotoxins: EC Permitted Levels
1 March 2005 MEAT - What does ‘veal' mean to you? The Commission asks consumers to have their say
28 February 2005 LABELLING – Information on the provenance of foodstuffs: Discussion at EU Council Meeting
25 February 2005 CONTAMINANTS - Sudan 1: Contaminants Working Group of 24-25 February 2005 - Conclusions of the Commission
24 February 2005 CONTAMINANTS - Commission and national experts discuss Sudan 1 contamination
22 February 2005 CONTAMINANTS - Contamination of Worcester sauce by the unauthorised colour Sudan I
16 February 2005 PARNUTS - New version of the Commission's working document for a recast Directive on infant formulae and follow-on formulae
4 February 2005 GM FOOD – EU circulates questionnaire on legal controls for GM food and feed
1 February 2005 CONTAMINANTS – Update on issues relating to heavy metals and PCBs
31 January 2005 TRACEABILITY - Traceability of food products: new EU guidelines to facilitate implementation
31 January 2005 BSE - EFSA provides update on plans to assess the safety of goat meat and goat meat products with regard to BSE/TSE
28 January 2005 BSE - Case of BSE in a goat confirmed: Commission extends testing programme
27 January 2005 CONTAMINANTS - Update on Developments Regarding Nitrate