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19 December 2007 CLAIMS / FORTIFICATION Council adopts amendments to regulations on nutrition and health claims and on fortification so as to amend regulatory procedures
19 December 2007 ADDITIVES - Council reaches political agreement on food improvement agents package
19 December 2007 SPIRIT DRINKS - Council adopts regulation on spirit drinks
15 November 2007 SUPPLEMENTS - Court rules that Garlic Extract Powder Capsules are not medicinal products
30 October 2007 GMOs - Council discussions on Austrian safeguard measures: no agreement reached
28 September 2007 CONTAMINANTS - Maximum levels of Fusarium toxins in maize and maize based products
28 September 2007 ADDITIVES - EFSA to further evaluate study on food colours and behaviour - Panel to prioritise safety assessment of six study colours
26 September 2007 GMO / MILK - Council of Ministers discussions on GMOs and Milk
13 September 2007 HYGIENE - Report of EU Meeting to Discuss Proposal to Amend Article 5 of Regulation 852/2004
12 September 2007 PROTECTED DESIGNATIONS - Grana' is protected at community level and is not a generic name
12 September 2007 HYGIENE - Member States agree to transitional measures for Bulgarian milk and meat establishments
11 September 2007 EFSA - EFSA Board focuses on policy on transparency
6 September 2007 ADDITIVES - EFSA to consider new UK study on behavioural changes associated with certain food colours
6 September 2007 ADDITIVES - Commission refers study linking certain additives to hyperactivity to EFSA
13 August 2007 CONTAMINANTS August 2007 Update on on-going and forthcoming issues relating to environmental contaminants in food
10 August 2007 PESTICIDES - EFSA advises on acute dietary exposure to pesticides
9 August 2007 HYGIENE - Discussions on hygiene amendments at the Standing Committee of Food Chain and Animal Health (SCoFCAH): Biological Safety of the Food Chain: 18 July 2007
26 July 2007 CLAIMS - EFSA provides guidance to applicants on health claims: Final Guidance Document published
20 July 2007 HEALTH CLAIMS - Commission Working Group on nutrition and health claims: 2 July 2007
20 July 2007 ADDITIIVES - Commission proposal to suspend Red 2G food colour backed by Member States
19 July 2007 LABELLING - Commission sends Reasoned Opinion to Italy over poultry labelling rules
18 July 2007 ADMINISTRATION - Paola Testori-Coggi appointed Deputy Director-General for Health and Consumer Protection
18 July 2007 ADDITIVES - Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the progress of the re-evaluation of food additives
18 July 2007 HORMONES - EFSA concludes review of new scientific data on potential risks to human health from certain hormone residues in beef
18 July 2007 MINERAL WATER - Comments Sought on Proposed Draft European Regulation on Fluoride Removal from Natural Mineral Water Using Activated Alumina
16 July 2007 NUTRITIONAL LABELLING - Revision of Council Directive 90/496/EEC on the Nutritional Labelling of Foodstuffs
16 July 2007 GMOs - Council Discussions on Genetically Modified Potato
16 July 2007 WEIGHTS - Council adopts Directive on Pre-packed Products
11 July 2007 BIOPREPAREDNESS - Green paper on bio-preparedness
10 July 2007 ADDITIVES - Food additives legislation fit for the 21st century: Parliament updates legislation on food additives
10 July 2007 ADDITIVES - EFSA re-evaluates safety of food colours and adopts first opinion - Food colour Red 2G raises potential safety concerns
6 July 2007 CONTAMINANTS - Amendment to Commission Decision 2006/504/EC on special conditions governing certain foodstuffs imported from certain third countries due to contamination risks of these products by aflatoxins
5 July 2007 PARNUTS - Discussions at the Commission's Dietetic Foods Expert Working Group meeting on 27th June 2007
3 July 2007 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - EU Regulation 882/2004 on official controls – Commission working document on implementing rules for import controls for 'high risk' feed and food of non-animal origin (non-POAO)
2 July 2007 EFSA - EFSA and FDA Strengthen Cooperation in Food Safety Science
29 June 2007 GMOs Imports from Argentina : Unauthorised genetically modified organism (GMO) GA21 Maize
28 June 2007 ORGANIC FOODS Council adopts new regulation on organic labelling and production
28 June 2007 WELFARE - Council discussions: Protection of chickens kept for meat production
28 June 2007 GMOs - EFSA reaffirms its risk assessment of genetically modified maize MON 863
28 June 2007 CLAIMS - Questions and Answers on Health and Nutrition Claims
28 June 2007 CLAIMS - New rules on Health Claims and Fortified Food begin to apply
28 June 2007 RAPID ALERT SYSTEM - Food safety controls: almost half of rapid alert system notifications concern imports rejected at EU border
25 June 2007 GM FOOD - Member States deliver no opinion on the authorisation of GM maize
21 June 2007 FLAVOURINGS - EFSA's risk assessment of smoke flavouring Primary Product FF-B
21 June 2007 CONTAMINANTS - June 2007 update on chemical contaminants
19 June 2007 EFSA - EFSA Management Board met today in Parma: discussions included future work on health claims
19 June 2007 SPIRITS - Vodka 'whisky whiskey' definitions go down smoothly for MEPs
12 June 2007 ORGANIC FOODS - New Regulation to foster the further development of Europe 's organic food sector
31 May 2007 ADDITIVES - Initial Council discussions on the food improvement agents package
24 May 2007 OFFICIAL CONTROL - Better Training for Safer Food: Commission publishes first annual report
22 May 2007 ORGANIC FOODS - European Parliament votes for stricter rules
16 May 2007 CLAIMS - EFSA takes forward its work on Nutrition and Health Claims: Consultation begins on draft guidance for health claims applications
14 May 2007 LABELLING - Revision of Council Directive 90/496/EEC on the Nutritional Labelling of Foodstuffs
14 May 2007 DIETETIC FOODS - European Commission proposal for a working group
10 May 2007 WEIGHTS - More choice of package sizes for shoppers
9 May 2007 HYGIENE - European Commission Proposal to Amend Regulation (EC) 852/2004: FSA consultation
8 May 2007 ADDITIVES - Flavourings and enzymes under supervision
19 April 2007 ADVERTISING - Court Judgement: Comparative advertising between products without designation of origin and products with such designation is possible in certain cases
16 April 2007 TRADE / SPIRITS Council discussions on (1) veterinary issues with Russia and (2) on the definition of Vodka
12 April 2007 WEIGHTS - Less regulation, more choice: qualified support for pack size deregulation
11 April 2007 ADDITIVES - Additives, enzymes and flavourings: MEPs alter the menu
11 April 2007 OFFICIAL CONTROL - Update on EU Regulation 882/2004 on official controls implementing rules for import controls for 'high risk' feed and food of non-animal origin
30 March 2007PESTICIDES - EFSA delivers advice on data requirements for pesticides evaluations
29 March 2007 ORGANIC FOOD - Oganic food products sent back to Agriculture Committee
16 March 2007 WATER - Natural Mineral Water UK response to Commission questionnaire regarding the revision of certain limits prescribed by Commission Directive 2003/40/EC
15 March 2007 PESTICIDES - EFSA evaluates proposed temporary EU Maximum Residue Levels
8 March 2007 MILK - Views needed on draft EC dairy directive and update on protein standardisation of dried and condensed milk
8 March 2007 CLONING - European Commission request to EFSA for advice on the implications of animal cloning on food safety, animal health and welfare and the environment
2 March 2007 CONTAMINANTS - Aflatoxins in food: EFSA assesses new proposed maximum levels for almonds, hazelnuts and pistachios and advises the European Commission
1 March 2007 OFFICIAL CONTROL - Import controls for 'high-risk' feed and food of non-animal origin
20 February 2007 GMOs Council discussions on genetically modified organisms
6 February 2007 CERTIFICATION - Food Quality Schemes under the Microscope
29 January 2007 TRADE - Veterinary negotiations between EC and the Russian Federation
29 January 2007 CONTACT MATERIALS - EFSA re-evaluates safety of bisphenol A and sets Tolerable Daily Intake
19 January 2007 CONTAMINANTS - Further update on EU discussions on contaminants in food
17 January 2007 GMOs - Measures against BT10 in US exports to be lifted
17 January 2007 NOVEL FOODS - Cloned offspring novel food, says UK Food Standards Agency
12 January 2007 PARNUTS - Foods for particular nutritional uses (parnuts foods): expiry of addition of substances derogation.
11 January 2007 CONTAMINANTS - January 2007 update on contaminants in food
11 January 2007 RISK ASSESSMENT - EFSA public consultation on the Qualified Presumption of Safety (QPS) approach for the safety assessment of microorganisms deliberately added to food and feed
5 January 2007 HYGIENE - Commission scoping hygiene review
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