EU: 21 December 2016 CLAIMS – Update from the European Commission’s Working Group meeting on health claims, 19th December 2016
EU: 19 December 2016 RESIDUES – Council discussions: Pesticides - maximum residue levels
EU: 19 December 2016 OFFICIAL CONTROLS – Council discussions: Official controls - Council adopts its position at first reading [Council Minute]
EU: 19 December 2016 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - Official controls along the agri-food chain: one step closer to adoption [Press Release]
EU: 16 December 2016 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - Commission Public Consultation: Mid-term evaluation of Regulation (EU) No 652/2014 on food and feed expenditure
UK: 16 December 2016 HYGIENE - Views sought on industry guide to safe production of watercress
UK: 15 December 2016 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - Public Consultation: The Food Law Code of Practice (England) Review 2016/17
EU: 15 December 2016 GMOs - The General Court confirms the legality of the Commission decision to dismiss as unfounded a request for review of a market authorisation decision on products containing genetically modified soybeans
EU: 14 December 2016 EFSA - 71st Management Board meeting: Board adopts multi-annual work programmes and 2017 budget, considers independence policy review and stakeholder engagement
EU: 14 December 2016 GMOs - EU extends phasing out period for traces of obsolete GM oilseed rapes
UK: 13 December 2016 LEGISLATION - Food and Feed Law: legislation review (July - September 2016)
EU: 13 December 2016 ORGANIC FOOD – Council discussions: Organic production and labelling of organic products
INT: 9 December 2016 CODEX - Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (38th Session)
UK: 9 December 2016 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - 2015 Annual Report on UK Multi-Annual National Control Plan published
EU: 8 December 2016 CLAIMS – Council discussions: Health claim on foods
EU: 7 December 2016 ADDITIVES - Draft Implementing Regulation: The use of phosphoric acid – phosphates – di – tri – and polyphosphates (E 338-452) in certain meat preparations
EU: 5 December 2016 ADDITIVES - Draft Implementing Regulation: The use of nitrites (E 249 – 250) in golonka peklowana
EU: 1 December 2016 IMPORTS - EU reviews the list of feed and food of non-animal origin subject to an increased level of official controls at the borders (25th review of Annex I to Regulation 669/2009)
EU: 29 November 2016 EFSA – Council discussions: Scientific panels of the European Food Safety Authority: names and areas of competence
EU: 29 November 2016 HYGIENE – Council discussions: Hygiene of foodstuffs and official controls on products of animal origin
INT: 25 November 2016 CODEX - FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean (20th Session)
UK: 24 November 2016 LABELLING - National measures in England on the enforcement of gluten labelling
UK: 21 November 2016 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - FSA publishes local authority food law enforcement information
INT: 11 November 2016 CODEX - Codex Committee on Food Hygiene (48th Session)
UK: 11 November 2016 RESIDUES - Referee case on residues in corned beef raises further questions
EU: 10 November 2016 CONTAMINANTS – Commission Working Document on Draft Regulation on the application of codes of good practice to reduce the presence of acrylamide in food
EU: 10 November 2016 NOVEL FOOD - Novel and traditional food: guidance finalised by EFSA
UK: 10 November 2016 HYGIENE - FSA welcomes prosecution of Barnsley poultry plant
INT: 8 November 2016 TRADE REGULATIONS - New global trade alert system launched to boost market access for developing countries: UN, WTO and ITC develop new “ePing” system to promote trade
EU: 28 October 2016 RESIDUES - Rules on extrapolation for maximum residue limits of pharmacologically active substances
EU: 28 October 2016 RESIDUES - Draft implementing regulation - Form and content of the applications and requests for the establishment of maximum residue limits
INT: 27 and 28 October 2016 WTO - Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures: food safety body welcomes proposal to enhance transparency
EU: 26 October 2016 TRANS FAT - MEPs call for EU limit on industrial trans fats in food
INT: 24 and 25 October 2016 RESIDUES - WTO: Workshop debates trade impact of pesticide residue levels in food products
EU: 25 October 2016 TRANS FATS - European Parliament: Five things to know ahead of this week's plenary vote
EU: 24 October 2016 CONTACT MATERIALS - October 2016 update on the European Commission proposal for a new regulation on BPA
INT: 21 October 2016 CODEX - Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods (23rd Session)
UK: 20 October 2016 HYGIENE - Recommendations arising from an audit by the EU Commission to evaluate the food safety control systems in place governing the production and placing on the market of fishery products in the UK
EU: 19 October 2016 HYGIENE/IMPORTS - Draft implementing regulation - Import conditions for foodstuffs from non-EU countries due to microbiological contamination
UK: 17 October 2016 ENFORCEMENT - FSA statement on future food regulation
INT: 16 October 2016 CODEX - Committee on veterinary drugs begins in Houston
EU: 10 October 2016 ORIGIN LABELLING – Council discussions following Ministerial conference "The consumers have the right to be informed", 19 August 2016 – Slovenia
EU: 10 October 2016 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - Official controls in the agri-food chain - Political agreement at Council Meeting
INT: 7 October 2016 CODEX - FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Europe (30th Session)
UK: 7 October 2016 HYGIENE - Food Hygiene is getting easier to spot in Northern Ireland
EU: 6 October 2016 GMOs - MEPs oppose EU Commission plans to authorise five GMOs
EU: 6 October 2016 FOOD CONTACT MATERIALS - Health risks of materials in contact with food: tighter EU safety rules needed says European Parliament
EU: 5 October 2016 CONTAMINANTS - September 2016 legislative update on chemical contaminants in food
INT: 2 October 2016 CODEX - First meeting of Codex European Committee in Central Asia - Kazahkstan: 3-7 October 2016
INT: 30 September 2016 CODEX - FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Asia (20th Session)
INT: 30 September 2016 QUALITY PRODUCTS - New label for mountain products puts premium on biological and cultural diversity
UK: 29 September 2016 LABELLING - Technical guidance on nutrition labelling: updated document published
EU: 28 September 2016 EFSA - EU national food safety authorities commit to strengthening their partnership with EFSA
INT: 23 September 2016 CODEX – Asia Regional Meeting: Ten years of integrated food law in India
EU: 23 September 2016 WINE – Commission Draft Regulation on ‘Production processes for aromatised wine products’
INT: 21 September 2016 ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE - Global leaders commit to act on antimicrobial resistance - Collective effort to address a challenge to health, food security, and development
INT: 22 September 2016 CODEX - FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for North America and the South West Pacific (14th Session)
EU: 20 September 2016 ADDITIVES - Food additives and extraction solvents for the production of foods
INT: 16 September 2016 CODEX - Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables (28th Session)
EU: 16 September 2016 GMOs - Commission authorises GMOs for food and feed use
UK: 16 September 2016 LEGISLATION - Food and Feed Law: legislation review (April to June 2016)
INT: 14 September 2016 ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE - FAO to support countries in tackling spread of AMR
UK: 14 September 2016 HYGIENE - Consultation on aides memoire for food law enforcement officers
INT: 14 September 2016 VETERINARY DRUGS - Reducing the spread of antimicrobial resistance on our farms and in our food: New FAO Action Plan aims to help countries equip their agricultural sectors to respond to growing threat
EU: 14 September 2016 ADDITIVES - Food colours: titanium dioxide marks re-evaluation milestone
UK: 13 September 2016 ENFORCEMENT - NFCU carries out operation targeting illegal sale of DNP
INT: 9 September 2016 CODEX – Forthcoming meeting: Processed Fruits and Vegetables
UK: 8 September 2016 ENFORCMENT - Consultation on Risk Based Primary Production Food Hygiene Inspections
UK: 7 September 2016 INTERNET SHOPPING - Views wanted on safety guidance for food sold over the internet
UK: 2 September 2016 LEGISLATION - Food and Feed Law: legislation review (January to March 2016)
INT: 1 September 2016 CODEX - Executive Committee of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (72nd Session)
INT: 1 September 2016 CODEX - Codex approves 39 standards in 2016: All new and revised Codex texts now available on line
EU: 30 August 2016 HYGIENE - Publication of guidance on food safety management systems including HACCP
INT: 28 August 2016 CODEX - 72nd Session of Codex Executive Committee - New timing to boost strategic planning in Codex
EU: 26 August 2016 RASFF - Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed: more efficient than ever after 35 years of watching over the food on European plates
UK: 25 August 2016 HONEY - Surveillance on the sale and supply of Mānuka honey on the UK market
UK: 24 August 2016 HYGIENE - FSA welcomes sentencing of slaughterhouse operative
EU: 19 August 2016 TRADE / WTO - EU wins a WTO dispute on Russian pork ban
UK: 18 August 2016 NUTRITION / LABELLING - The government’s plan for action to significantly reduce childhood obesity by supporting healthier choices
INT: 15 August 2016 CODEX / HYGIENE - New Codex Food Hygiene Guidelines
EU: 2 August 2016 CONTAMINANTS – FSA July 2016 Contaminants Update
UK: 1 August 2016 DIETARY FOODS - New Food for Specific Groups (Information and Compositional Requirements) (England) Regulations 2016
UK: 29 July 2016 LABELLING - Food Standards Agency pledges review of date marking guidance
EU: 27 July 2016 CLAIMS - Follow-up questions from the European Commission’s Working Group meeting on health claims held 20th June 2016
UK: 27 July 2016 MEAT - Progress made on mission to export British lamb to the US
UK: 26 July 2016 PESTICIDES - Expert Committee on Pesticide Residues in Food: Annual report for 2015
UK: 25 July 2016 EGGS - Review of advice to consumers (including vulnerable groups) on eating raw or lightly cooked shell eggs and their products in the UK
UK: 25 July 2016 EGGS - Expert report shows major improvements in the safety of UK eggs
EU: 22 July 2016 GM FOOD - Commission authorises three genetically modified soybeans for food/feed uses
INT: 20 July 2016 CODEX - Codex Oonline Commenting System: current status, access and resources
EU: 19 July 2016 EFSA - Commission Draft Regulation: Amending Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 as regards the names and the areas of competence of the scientific panels of the European Food Safety Authority
INT: 14 July 2016 CODEX - Codex implements online commenting system
UK: 13 July 2016 BREXIT - UK food & drink calls on new PM to safeguard UK competitiveness
UK: 13 July 2016 FRAUD - National Food Crime Unit review steering group announced
EU: 12 July 2016 PESTICIDES - Member States support Commission's proposal to restrict the conditions of use of glyphosate
EU: 7 July 2016 CLAIMS - Parliament vetoes energy drink “alertness” claims
EU: 5 July 2016 TRADE MARKS – Court Judgement: the repute of McDonald’s trade marks makes it possible to prevent the registration, for foods or beverages, of trade marks combining the prefix ‘Mac’ or ‘Mc’ with the name of a foodstuff or beverage
EU: 4 July 2016 HYGIENE - Commission Draft Regulation: Regulation laying down transitional measures for the application of certain provisions of Regulations (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council
UK: 4 July 2016 MEAT HYGIENE - Extension of audit frequencies at FSA approved meat establishments in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
INT: 1 July 2016 CODEX – Report of the Commission Meeting (39th Session): Executive Summary
UK: 30 June 2016 BREXIT/ENFORCEMENT - FSA Letter: EU referendum and the Regulating our Future Programme
EU: 29 June 2016 BREXIT - EU Council Statement and Remarks Following Informal Meeting of Heads of State/Government
INT: 28 June 2016 CODEX - Decisions from Day 2 of the Codex Alimentarius Commission
EU: 28 June 2016 PESTICIDES – Council discussions: Residue levels of thiacloprid
EU: 28 June 2016 ORGANIC FOOD – Council discussions: Organic production and labelling of organic products
INT: 27 June 2016 CODEX - Decisions from Day 1 of the Codex Alimentarius Commission
EU: 24 June 2016BREXIT - Statement by the EU leaders and the Netherlands Presidency on the outcome of the UK referendum
UK: 23 June 2016 ENFORCEMENT - National Food Crime Unit launches ‘Food Crime Confidential’
UK: 22 June 2016 HYGIENE/MEAT - Views wanted on a proposal to introduce specific approval for the production of rare burgers
INT: 21 June 2016 WTO - Standards and Trade Development Facility: Meeting food safety and hygiene standards can spice up export opportunities
EU: 20 June 2016 CLAIMS - Update from the European Commission’s Working Group meeting on health claims, 20th June 2016
INT: 18 June 2016 CODEX - 39th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (27 June)
EU: 17 June 2016 QUALITY DESIGNATIONS - The Commission approves new Protected Designation of Origin from the United Kingdom
EU: 16 June 2016 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - MEPs and ministers agree to beef up official food checks from farm to fork
EU: 16 June 2016 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - Statement by Commissioner Andriukaitis on the political agreement reached on the EU proposal for revision of the provisions on official controls along the food chain
EU: 15 June 2016 DIETARY FOODS - Publication of the Commission Report on food intended for sportspeople
EU: 15 June 2016 CLAIMS - Health Committee MEPs ask Parliament to veto energy drink “alertness” claims
EU: 15 June 2016 EFSA - 69th Management Board Meeting: Board adopts new stakeholder approach, takes stock of progress on transparency, discusses independence policy enhancement
EU: 14 June 2016 ADDITIVES – Updated guidance document describing the food categories in Part E of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 on Food Additives
UK: 9 June 2016 INCIDENTS - FSA Annual Report of Incidents 2015 published
EU: 8 June 2016 GMOs - Parliament objects to herbicide-resistant GM carnation and maize authorisations
EU: 6 June 2016 CONTACT MATERIALS – Council decision: Comission regulation on plastic materials and materials in contact with food
EU: 6 June 2016 CLAIMS – Council decision on Commission regulations on health claims
EU: 1 June 2016 PESTICIDES - Glyphosate: Commission proposes the way forward - Statement by Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Vytenis Andriukaitis
INT: 30 May 2016 CODEX - Codex and OIE Promoting Standard Development Together
EU: 30 May 2016 QUALITY LABELS / WINE - FVO Audit activity relating to geographic indications extended to wine sector products
EU: 19 May 2016 MEAT / TRADE - Japan lifts ban on imports of Italian beef
EU: 17 May 2016 PESTICIDES – Council discussions: Pesticides - maximum residue levels
EU: 17 May 2016 SPIRITS – Council discussions: Geographical indications of spirit drinks
EU: 17 May 2016 FOOD QUALITY – Council discussions: Dual quality of foodstuffs on the EU common market
INT: 13 May 2016 CODEX - Codex Committee on Food Labelling (43rd Session)
INT: 13 May 2016 WTO: Dispute Settlement - Mexico requests consultations with US over second compliance panel in tuna dispute
EU: 13 May 2016 ADDITIVES – Council discussions: Flavourings - Conditions of use
EU: 12 May 2016 FISH - Mislabelled fish: MEPs call for strong traceability system
EU: 12 May 2016 LABELLING - MEPs renew call for mandatory country of origin labelling of meat and milk
INT: 9 May 2016 INFANT FORUMLAE – WHO Report: Laws to protect breastfeeding inadequate in most countries
INT: 9 May 2016 WTO – Dispute Settlement: Compliance panel established in dispute between US and Mexico over tuna
INT: 30 April 2016 CODEX - Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (48th Session)
EU: 21 April 2016 PESTICIDES – Council discussions: Pesticides - Maximum residue levels
EU: 18 April 2016 MEAT / TRADE - Commission welcomes opening of Mexican market to Spanish pigmeat
INT: 15 April 2016 CODEX - Codex Committee on General Principles (30th Session)
EU: 13 April 2016 PESTICIDES - Glyphosate: authorise for just seven years and professional uses only, urge MEPs
INT: 11 April 2016 WTO – Dispute Settlement: United States files compliance panel request in dispute with Mexico over tuna
EU: 11 April 2016 FRAUD – Council discussions: Food fraud in the EU
INT: 4 - 8 April 2016 CODEX – Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods (10th Session)
UK: 23 March 2016 FRAUD - The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has today published the first assessment of food crime in the UK
INT: 23 March 2016 CODEX - Closer cooperation with ISO on methods of analysis and sampling
EU: 22 March 2016 PESTICIDES - Glyphosate herbicide: don’t renew its authorisation, urge MEPs
EU: 22 March 2016 LABELLING - MEPs reiterate call for mandatory country of origin labelling of meat and milk
EU: 20 March 2016 VETEINARY DRUGS - Superbugs: MEPs want to curb use of antibiotics in farming
INT: 18 March 2016 CODEX – Codex Committee on Food Additives (48th Session)
INT: 17 March 2016 WTO - Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures: Formal Meeting: New trade concerns reviewed by WTO committee on food safety and animal/plant health
EU: 16 March 2016 HEALTH CLAIMS - The General Court confirms that a number of health claims relating to glucose may not be authorised
UK: 15 March 2016 CONTACT MATERIALS - Consultation on the review of the Kitchenware (Condition of Imports from China) Regulations 2011
UK: 15 March 2016 LEGISLATION - Food and Feed Law: legislation review (October to December 2015)
EU: 15 March 2016 ADDITIVES – Council discussions: Food additives and food flavourings
EU: 14 March 2016 LABELLING – Council discussions: Food labelling – ‘Traffic light’ nutrition labelling
INT: 10 March 2016 WTO - Technical Barriers to Trade: Formal Meeting: DG Azevêdo praises work of standards committee on reaching 500th trade concern
INT: 10 March 2016 WTO – Technical Barriers to Trade Meeting: Codex Input
EU: 8 March 2016 PESTICIDES – Council discussions: Pesticides - Maximum residue levels
EU: 3 March 2016 ADDITIVES - The Court confirms that citrus fruit labelling indicating the preserving agents and other chemical substances used in post-harvest processing is compulsory
INT: 1 March 2016 ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE - WHO consultation update
EU: 29 February 2016 MEAT / TRADE - Commission welcomes US reopening of its market to Dutch beef
INT: 28 February 2016 CODEX - Kenya takes over FAO/WHO Codex Coordinating Committee for Africa
UK: 26 February 2016 FRAUD - The adulteration of food: setting thresholds for action and reporting – FSA Consultation
INT: 26 February 2016 CODEX – Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling (37th Session)
UK: 24 February 2016 ENFORCEMENT - Man arrested in DNP operation
EU: 18 February 2016 CLAIMS - Update from the European Commission’s Working Group meeting on health claims, 18th February 2016
EU: 15 February 2016 ADDITIVES – Council discussions: Food flavourings - Removal from the EU list
EU: 15 February 2016 ADDITIIVES – Council discussions: Authorisation of Steviol glycosides as a sweetener in food
INT: 12 February 2016 CODEX – Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems (22nd Session)
EU: 12 February 2016 ADDITIVES – Council discussions: Amendment to conditions of use
UK: 11 February 2016 EGGS - London egg packer and wholesaler found guilty of egg marketing fraud
EU: 9 February 2016 ORGANIC FOOD - European Commission and Colombia to start negotiations on the trade of organic products
EU: 8 February 2016 BEEF / TRADE - Japan lifts the ban on imports of Danish beef
INT: 5 February 2016 CODEX - CCFICS: Building greater understanding and achieving consensus
EU: 3 February 2016 GMOs - MEPs object to three GM soybean authorisations
EU: 28 January 2016 DIETARY FOODS - Baby food: Let's boot out excess sugar, babies are sweet enough already" -;Interview with Keith Taylor, baby food rapporteur
EU: 28 January 2016 ENFORCEMENT - Food and feed safety: EU commits to €32.5 million to support EU Reference Laboratories in 2016 and 2017
EU: 27 January 2016 CONTACT MATERIALS - European Commission proposes New Regulation for Bisphenol-A (BPA) in Food Contact Materials
EU: 22 January 2016 TRADE - Commissioner Hogan welcomes improved market access to India for EU apple exports
UK: 22 January 2016 HYGIENE - Consultation: The Food Safety and Hygiene (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2016
EU: 20 January 2016 DIETARY FOODS - MEPs move to reduce permitted sugar content in baby foods
EU: 18 January 2016 CLAIMS - EFSA: Updated claims guidance ‘will benefit consumers and applicants’
EU: 16 January 2016 TRADE - Statement by EU Health and Food Safety Commissioner Andriukaitis, Trade Commissioner Malmström and Agriculture Commissioner Hogan: Draft rule paves the way for EU exports of apples and pears to the US
EU: 15 January 2016 ADDITIVES/CLAIMS - Council discussions: Food additives (amendments) and health claims (rejected claims)
EU: 15 January 2016 HYGIENE - Council discussions: Food hygiene - Requirements for gelatine and collagen
EU: 15 January 2016 SPIRITS - Council discussions: Spirit drinks - Definition of the category 'Liqueur'
UK: 14 January 2016 ENFORCEMENT - FSA Board Paper: Delivering the Food Standards Agency’s Regulatory Strategy
UK: 14 January 2016 ENFORCEMENT - FSA Board Paper: UK Local Authority Food Law Enforcement Annual Report 2014/15
INT: 8 January 2016 CODEX - New work for Spices Committee
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