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Foodlaw-Reading
Dr David Jukes, The University of
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Food Law News - 2021
For current news, see Food Law News. For other years, see: Food Law News - Index
- INT: 30 December 2021 CODEX - New Codex Chairperson promises strategic route for Codex placing Members at its centre
- UK: 21 December 2021 PROSECUTION - FSA welcomes sentencing of man for supplying lethal weight loss substance DNP
- UK: 17 December 2021 NOVEL FOODS – FSA Consultation: Applications for six novel foods
- INT: 14 December 2021 CODEX - Codex finishes its 44th Commission and salutes outgoing Chairperson Guilherme Da Costa
- UK: 14 December 2021 BREXIT - Proposed Food and Feed Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2021
- EU: 13 December 2021 LABELLING / CLAIMS – Commission Consultation: Revision of rules on information provided to consumers for alcoholic beverages / Facilitating healthier food choices – establishing nutrient profiles
- UK: 10 December 2021 CONTAMINANTS – FSA Consultation launched ahead of possible changes to Fukushima import controls
- UK: 10 December 2021 NOVEL FOODS - FSA Board supports action on CBD food products to protect consumers
- EU: 6 December 2021 CONTACT MATERIALS - Commission consultation: Food safety – recycled plastic in food packaging (updated rules)
- UK: 6 December 2021 LABELLING / ALLERGENS - Precautionary Allergen Labelling (PAL): The ‘may contain’ Consultation
- EU: 1 December 2021 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - Commission publishes its Health and Food Audits and Analysis Programme for 2022
- INT: 1 December 2021 CODEX / NUTRITION - Report of the 42nd Session of the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses
- UK: 30 November 2021 GMOs - Applications for nine genetically modified organisms for food and feed uses
- EU: 25 November 2021 FOOD FRAUD - Commission publishes results of first EU-wide survey about herbs and spices authenticity
- INT: 25 November 2021 CODEX / NUTRITION - CCNFSDU42 / Committee agrees on a final text for new guidelines on ready-to-use therapeutic foods
- UK: 25 November 2021 BREXIT - FSA Board Paper: EU Transition Policy Update
- INT: 20 November 2021 CODEX / NUTRITION - CCNFSDU42 / Codex central role in health protection and removal of trade barriers
- INT: 18 November 2021 CODEX - CAC44 / Final report adoption delayed as Commission ends
- UK: 17 November 2021 TRADE - CTSI says new Trade and Agriculture Commission a bit like a curate's egg
- INT: 14 November 2021 CODEX - CAC44 / What foods may Codex be dealing with in the future?
- EU: 12 November 2021 NOVEL FOODS - Commission authorises a second insect as food ingredient for the EU market
- INT: 11 November 2021 HYGIENE / TRADE - Brazil initiates WTO dispute complaint against EU measures on poultry imports
- INT: 9 November 2021 CODEX - CAC44 / Steve Wearne, United Kingdom, elected as 20th Chairperson of the Codex Alimentarius Commission
- EU: 9 November 2021 CONTAMINANTS – Council discussions: Maximum residue levels
- INT: 8 November 2021 CODEX - Foods standards body Codex Alimentarius epitomizes the power of effective and efficient partnerships
- INT: 8 November 2021 CODEX - CAC44 / Codex benefits almost everyone around the world
- UK: 8 November 2021 TRADE - CIEH raises concerns over new Trade and Agriculture Commission
- UK: 5 November 2021 LABELLING - Urgent progress needed on a unified eco-labelling system for food in the UK
- INT; 29 October 2021 CODEX - Executive Committee / critical role for Codex and standards to ensure safe food
- UK: 21 October 2021 TRADE - New Trade and Agriculture Commission launched with measures to boost farming exports
- EU: 20 October 2021 SUSTAINABILITY - FoodDrinkEurope Comments: Farm to Fork: Ready to Focus on the Implementation Phase
- EU: 20 October 2021 SUSTAINABILITY - European Parliament Resolution: New EU farm to fork strategy to make our food healthier and more sustainable
- EU: 18 October 2021 CONTACT MATERIALS - Report identifies challenges and bests practices in the controls over food contact materials
- INT: 18 October 2021 CODEX / FATS AND OILS - CCFO27 / increasing demand for fats and oils requires globally agreed standards
- EU: 15 October 2021 ANIMAL WELFARE / LABELLING – Commission consultation: Animal welfare – revision of EU legislation
- INT: 14 October 2021 CODEX / ANITMICROBIAL RESISTANCE - TFAMR / an incredible achievement to complete work on new guidance on AMR surveillance
- INT: 13 October 2021 CODEX / FISH - Fish committee / making headway on work to expand sardine standard with new species
- EU: 13 October 2021 SUSTAINABILITY - FoodDrinkEurope Publication: Substantiating Green Claims - Position Paper
- EU: 11-12 October 2021 MARKETING STANDARDS / QUALITY DESIGNATIONS / CONTAMINANTS - Discussion in the Agriculture Council Meeting
- INT: 10 October 2021 CODEX / ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE - TFAMR08 / Committee approves code of practice but time running out on new surveillance text
- INT: 8 October 2021 CODEX / LABELLING - CCFL46 / Stunning achievement in sending food labelling standards for adoption
- EU: 8 October 2021 ADDITIVES - Food safety: EU to ban the use of Titanium Dioxide (E171) as a food additive in 2022
- INT: 6 October 2021 CODEX / ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE - TFAMR08 / Steady progress on new monitoring and surveillance guidance
- EU: 6 October 2021 CONTAMINANTS - Commission consultation: Food safety - Restricting the use of green-tea catechins in foods
- EU: 5 October 2021 CONTAMINANTS - Council discussions: Proposals for various maximum residues levels
- INT: 4 October 2021 CODEX / ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE - Innovative working groups prove useful in facilitating finalization of AMR texts on time
- EU: 1 October 2021 FOOD WASTE - Commission consultation: Food waste reduction targets
- UK: 1 October 2021 LABELLING - Millions with food allergies to benefit as new allergen labelling law comes into force
- EU: 30 September 2021 ADMINISTRATION / SUPPLEMENTS - Commission applies the problem-solving procedure under the Regulation on Mutual Recognition of Goods
- EU: 29 September 2021 CONTAMINANTS - Council discussions: Maximum residue levels in or on certain products
- EU: 29 September 2021 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - Council discussions: Official controls - Amendments relating to animals and products of animal origin exported from third countries to the Union and the direct supply of meat from poultry and lagomorphs
- UK: 29 September 2021 GMOs - The Food Standards Agency responds to government gene editing plans
- UK: 29 September 2021 GMOs - Plans to unlock power of gene editing unveiled: Use of gene editing technologies to be enabled to help better protect the environment
- INT: 28 September 2021 CODEX / LABELLING - CCFL46 / Labelling standards empower consumers to make important and informed decisions
- EU: 28 September 2021 SUSTAINABLITY - Commission consultation: Sustainable food system framework initiative
- EU: 27 September 2021 MARKETING - BEUC Report - Children massively targeted by unhealthy food ads: consumer groups’ snapshot exposes blatant need for binding EU rules
- INT: 25 September 2021 LABELLING / CODEX - Codex food labelling committee: preparation and willingness to compromise keys to success
- EU: 24 September 2021 GMOs - Commission consultation: Legislation for plants produced by certain new genomic techniques
- UK: 24 September 2021 ADMINISTRATION / OFFICIAL CONTROLS - FSA response to National Audit Office (NAO) recommendations in its report: Ensuring food safety and standards
- EU: 23 September 2021 ADMINISTRATION - FoodDrinkEurope’s Response To The European Commission’s Better Regulation Communication
- EU: 23 September 2021 ADMINISTRATION - Commission Publication: September infringements package: key decisions
- UK: 22 September 2021 BREXIT / OFFICIAL CONTROLS - Delays to post-Brexit food checks necessary to ensure port readiness, says CIEH
- EU: 21 September 2021 FLAVOURINGS - Council consideration: Amendments to the Union list of flavourings
- EU: 21 September 2021 PESTICIDES - Council consideration of various proposed limits on pesticide residues
- UK: 20 September 2021 LABELLING / ADVERTISING - Greenwashing: Competition and Markets Authority puts businesses on notice
- INT: 20 September 2021 CODEX / FISH - CCFFP35 / Fish Committee to discuss adding new sardine species to standard
- UK: 20 September 2021 FORTIFICATION - Folic acid to be added to flour to prevent spinal conditions in babies
- UK: 17 September 2021 NUTRITION / LABELLING - Guidance: Calorie labelling in the out of home sector
- EU: 16 September 2021 LABELLING - FDE Joint Statement: Vegan and Vegetarian Definitions
- UK: 16 September 2021 ADMINISTRATION / OFFICIAL CONTROLS / GM FOOD - FSA Board backs new annual report into ‘the state of the nation’s plate’
- UK: 13 September 2021 LABELLING - DEFRA Consultation: Labelling for animal welfare: call for evidence
- INT: 13 September 2021 CODEX / ADDITIVES - CCFA52 / Committee sends over 500 food additive provisions for adoption
- UK: 13 September 2021 LABELLING - DEFRA: Call for Evidence - Labelling for Animal Welfare
- INT: 1 - 10 September 2021 CODEX - Report of the 52nd Session of the Codex Committee on Food Additives
- EU: 10 September 2021 SUSTAINABILITY - New farm to fork strategy must make our food systems more sustainable, say MEPs
- EU: 9 September 2021 QUALITY DESIGNATIONS - The Court specifies the conditions for the protection of products covered by a protected designation of origin as laid down by the regulation establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products
- UK: 9 September 2021 WINE - Consultation on proposed changes to UK Wine Legislation
- INT: 8 September 2021 CODEX - CAC44 / Codex Members again show overwhelming support for holding a virtual Commission
- EU: 8 September 2021 FOOD FRAUD - 2020 Annual Food Fraud report: Fight against food fraud in Europe continued despite the COVID-19 pandemic
- INT: 1 September 2021 CODEX - CCFA52 / food additives committee gets underway stressing business as usual
- UK: 24 August 2021 PESTICIDES - GB Maximum Residue Level amendments
- INT: 24 August 2021 ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE - World leaders and experts call for significant reduction in the use of antimicrobial drugs in global food systems
- UK: 23 August 2021 NOVEL FOODS - Update on the status of edible insects on the UK market
- EU: 23 August 2021 RASFF - Food safety: RASFF Annual report shows significant rise in number of alerts
- INT: 23 August 2021 CODEX - CCPR52 / Committee on pesticide residues approves new MRLs to CAC44
- EU: 17 August 2021 GMOs - The Commission authorises ten genetically modified crops for use as food and animal feed
- UK: 11 August 2021 QUALITY SCHEMES - Welsh Gower Salt Marsh Lamb first new registration under new UK Geographical Indication schemes
- EU: 10 August 2021 LABELLING - Commission report: Origin labelling rules for meats remains relevant for consumers
- UK: 9 August 2021 GMOs / NOVEL FOODS - Report into international approaches to the regulation of GM and novel foods published
- UK: 29 July 2021 COMPOSITIONAL STANDARDS - Consultation outcome: Domestic food legislation: amendments to rules in England
- UK: 29 July 2021 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - FSA publishes revised Food Law Code of Practice, Practice Guidance and introduces a Competency Framework in Wales
- INT: 25 July 2021 CODEX / CONTAMINANTS - CCPR52 / committee gets underway strengthening cooperation in pesticide regulation
- INT: 24 July 2021 CODEX - CAC44 / Codex Members updated on approach for second virtual Commission
- INT: 21 July 2021 FOOD FRAUD - Illicit food and drink worth EUR 53 million seized in global operation
- UK: 21 July 2021 NUTRITION - Promotions of unhealthy foods restricted from October 2022
- UK: 21 July 2021 GM FOOD - FSA Report: UK consumers give their views on genome edited food
- INT: 12 - 20 July 2021 CODEX - Report of the 25th Session of the Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Food
- UK: 20 July 2021 POLICY - Cost of Government regulation will mean higher food prices for consumers
- UK: 19 July 2021 POLICY / NUTRITION - Government Policy Papers: Health and Care Bill - Provisions relating to food
- UK: 19 Jul 2021 EGGS - Consultation on amending Egg Marketing Standards legislation in Great Britain
- UK: 18 July 2021 BREXIT - Act now to prevent NI disruption, say supermarket CEOs
- INT: 16 July 2021 WTO SPS - Members discuss possible work programme on sustainable agriculture and related issues
- UK: 16 July 2021 POLICY / NUTRITION - National Food Strategy much needed and long overdue, says CIEH
- UK: 15 July 2021 POLICY / NUTRITION – National Food Strategy Part II Report: FDF Response
- UK: 15 July 2021 LABELLING / ALLERGENS - FSA publish new resources to support food businesses preparing for upcoming changes to PPDS allergen labelling
- UK: 15 July 2021 POLICY / NUTRITION – Publication of Part 2 of the National Food Strategy
- INT: 14 July 2021 CODEX / CONTAMINANTS - CCRVDF25 / virtual sessions make some progress on busy agenda
- INT: 13 July 2021 POLICY - WTO holds two-day workshop on SPS risk analysis
- EU: 13 July 2021 CONTAMINANTS / RECALL - Presence of ethylene oxide above the limit of quantification in locust bean gum
- EU: 13 July 2021 HYGIENE – Council discussions: Hygiene requirements for food of animal origin
- EU: 13 July 2021 FLAVOURINGS – Council discussions: Union list of flavouring substances
- EU: 13 July 2021 RISK ASSESSMENT - EFSA’s direction of travel set for 2022-2027
- INT: 12 July 2021 CODEX / CONTAMINANTS - CCRVDF / First virtual Codex veterinary drugs session underway with over 60 countries online
- UK: 12 July 2021 MEAT - DEFRA Consultation on Poultrymeat Marketing Regulations enforcement approach
- UK: 5 July 2021 RISK ASSESSMENT - New registers for risk analysis issues and regulated products applications
- EU: 5 July 2021 SUSTAINABILITY - FoodDrinkEurope Signs EU Code of Conduct
- EU: 5 July 2021 SUSTAINABILITY - Farm to Fork Strategy: 65 companies and associations sign the EU Code of Conduct on Responsible Food Business and Marketing Practices
- UK: 2 July 2021 BREXIT / NATURAL MINERAL WATERS - Notice of withdrawal of recognition for natural mineral water
- INT: 1 July 2021 CODEX - CCEXEC / sub-committee on strategic planning holds virtual session
- EU: 30 June 2021 BREXIT - EU-UK relations: solutions found to help implementation of the Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland
- UK: 30 June 2021 ADVERTISING / NUTRITION - Food and Drink Federation responds to Government advertising ban plans
- INT: 29 June 2021 CODEX / ADDITIVES - Codex food additives working group faces the challenge of virtual meetings
- EU: 29 June 2021 CONTAMINANTS - Council discussions: various amendments relating to contaminants and pesticide residues
- EU: 29 June 2021 FOOD SUPPLEMENTS - Council discussions: Food supplements on the EU market
- UK: 29 June 2021 OFFICIAL CONTROLS / ADMINISTRATION / BREXIT - 'COVID-19, EU Exit, and Future Food Strategies' - FSA Chief Executive address to the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
- EU: 24 June 2021 PACKAGING - Joint industry call for an EU approach to packaging waste labelling
- EU: 24 June 2021 LABELLING - Commission consultation: Revision of rules on information provided to consumers for alcoholic beverages
- UK: 24 June 2021 ADVERTISING / NUTRITION - New advertising rules to help tackle childhood obesity
- UK: 23 June 2021 PESTICIDES - GB Maximum Residue Level amendments
- EU: 21 June 2021 ORGANIC FOOD - Commission consultation: Rules on official controls for organic products intended for import into the EU
- INT: 18 June 2021 CODEX- Revised Codex text provides timely guidance on paperless electronic trade
- EU: 17 June 2021 BREXIT - Protocol on Ireland / Northern Ireland: Statement by the European Commission following the UK's request to extend the grace period for chilled meats
- UK: 17 June 2021 ALLERGENS - Food hypersensitivity takes centre stage at FSA Board meeting
- EU: 14 June 2021 ORGANIC FOOD – Commission consultation: Organic products – imports from non-EU countries (inspection certificate & official controls)
- EU: 14 June 2021 ORGANIC FOOD – Commission consultation: Organic products – imports from non-EU countries (rules for EU countries & operators)
- INT: 10 June 2021 CODEX - CCFICS25 /standards delivering meaningful benefits for trading nations
- UK: 10 June 2021 TRADE / OFFICIAL CONTROLS - CIEH supports urgent call for new veterinary agreement in new report
- UK: 9 June 2021 BREXIT - UK statement on the meeting of the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee: 9 June 2021
- EU: 8 June 2021 ADDITIVES – Council discussions: Regulation on food additives
- EU: 8 June 2021 MARKETING STANDARDS - Commission launches public consultation on review of the EU marketing standards for agricultural products
- EU: 3 June 2021 CONTAMINANTS - Council discussions: Maximum residue levels for certain substances in or on certain products
- UK: 1 June 2021 TRADE - CTSI says Australian trade deal should not risk consumer standards
- INT: 31 May – 8 June 2021 CODEX - Report of the 25th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems
- INT: 31 May 2021 CODEX - CCFICS25 / Trade is what will continue to keep our global community together
- UK: 29 May 2021 FOOD SAFETY - FSA issues precautionary safety advice for specific melons
- UK: 28 May 2021 MEAT HYGIENE / OFFICIAL CONTROLS - Consultation on Early Proposals for a Future Delivery Model for FSA-Delivered Official Controls in the Meat Sector
- EU: 27 May 2021 ADDITIVES - Council discussions: Use of polyols in energy-reduced confectionery products
- EU: 27 May 2021 CONTAMINANTS - Council discussions: Maximum residue levels for certain substances in or on certain products
- EU: 27 May 2021 GMOs - Council discussions: New genomic techniques
- UK: 27 May 2021 ADMINISTRATION - Board welcomes updates on the FSA’s strategic change programmes and recovery from COVID -19 adaptations
- INT: 26 May 2021 CODEX - Good progress on methods of analysis and sampling at first virtual meeting
- INT: 17-25 May 2021 CODEX - Report of the 41st Session of the Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling
- INT: 21 May 2021 BREASTMILK - WHO/UNICEF statement on the 40th anniversary of the international code of marketing breastmilk substitutes
- EU: 20 May 2021 SUPPLEMENTS - Commission consultation: Restrictions on the use of monacolins from red yeast rice in foods
- UK: 20 May 2021 CONTAMINANTS - Consultation on the first GB approval of the new active substance cinmethylin
- UK: 19 May 2021 TRADE - Government must protect UK food standards in Australian trade deal
- UK: 18 May 2021 PESTICIDES - Decision on amending the MRLs for oxathiapiprolin in or on various commodities
- UK: 18 May 2021 PESTICIDES - Decision on amending the MRLs for fluxapyroxad in or on various root crops and coffee beans
- INT: 16 May 2021 CODEX / ANALYSIS - Codex Committee moving towards a single, analytical standard for analysis and sampling
- INT: 13 May 2021 CODEX / CONTAMINANTS - Contaminants committee proposes new maximum levels for cadmium in chocolate
- INT: 3-13 May 2021 CODEX - Report of the 14th Session of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Food
- UK: 13 May 2021 ADMINISTRATION - FSA Board to discuss future direction of regulation for food and feed
- UK: 12 May 2021 NUTRITION - Calorie labelling on menus to be introduced in cafes, restaurants and takeaways - Government renews drive to tackle obesity and improve the nation’s health
- UK: 11 May 2021 NUTRITION / ADVERTISING - The Food and Drink Federation responds to the Queen's Speech
- UK: 11 May 2021 NUTRITION / ADVERTISING / ANIMAL WELFARE - Queen's Speech 2021: background briefing notes
- EU: 10 May 2021 CONTAMINANTS – Council discussions: Maximum residue levels for certain substances in or on certain products
- EU: 6 May 2021 CONTAMINANTS – Council discussions: Maximum residue levels for certain substances in or on certain products
- EU: 6 May 2021 ADDITIVES - Titanium dioxide: E171 no longer considered safe when used as a food additive
- EU: 4 May 2021 LABELLING - Consumer groups in Pro-Nutri-Score countries call for science-based label review
- EU: 3 May 2021 NOVEL FOODS - Approval of first insect as Novel Food
- INT: 3 May 2021 CODEX / CONTAMINANTS - CCCF14 underway / Contaminants a real and invisible threat to the safety of our food
- INT: 2 May 2021 CODEX / CONTAMINANTS - Contaminants committee begins virtually 3 May 2021
- INT: 20–29 April 2021 CODEX - Report of the 5th Session of the Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs
- INT: 29 April 2021 CODEX - First virtual session sees new Codex spices standards ready for adoption
- EU: 29 April 2021 QUALITY MARKS – Court of Justice: Advocate General Pitruzzella: PDO products are protected against all forms of commercial parasitism
- EU: 29 April 2021 ORGANIC FOOD – Court of Justice: EU law prohibits the addition of the alga Lithothamnium calcareum in the processing of organic foodstuffs such as rice- and soya-based organic drinks for the purpose of their enrichment with calcium
- EU: 29 April 2021 GMOs - Biotechnologies: Commission seeks open debate on New Genomic Techniques as study shows potential for sustainable agriculture and need for new policy
- EU: 26 April 2021 LABELLING - Council Discussions: Labelling of foodstuffs containing eggs regarding the farming method of laying hens
- EU: 22 April 2021 LABELLING - EFSA advises food suppliers on information for consumers
- INT: 20 April 2021 CODEX - The Spice Bowl of the World takes up the challenge of a virtual session
- UK: 19 April 2021 FOOD SAFETY / LABELLING - Tesco fined £7.5m for selling out of date food at three city stores
- UK: 19 April 2021 NOVEL FOODS - Update for businesses on CBD novel food applications
- EU: 14 April 2021 SPIRIT DRINKS - Commission consultation: Spirit drinks – definition and use of allusions to names of spirit drinks
- EU: 13 April 2021 ORGANIC FOOD - Commission Consultation: Organic production - requirements for keeping records (update)
- UK: 8 April 2021 OLIVE OIL - Post Implementation Review of the Olive Oil Marketing Standards Regulations 2014 (SI 2014/195)
- EU: 12 April 2021 PROTECTED DESIGNATIONS - European Commission registers Χαλλούμι/Halloumi/Hellim as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)
- UK: 1 April 2021 OFFICIAL CONTROLS / CONTAMINANTS - National Monitoring Plan (NMP) sampling priorities for 2021-22
- INT: 26 March 2021 WTO SPS - Members discuss SPS Ministerial Declaration, address large number of trade concerns
- EU: 26 March 2021 SPIRIT DRINKS - Commission consultation: Labelling of alcoholic beverages – use of allusions and of compound terms (updated technical specifications)
- EU: 26 March 2021 ORGANIC FOOD - Commission consultation: Organic farming: list of products & substances authorised in organic production (update)
- EU: 25 March 2021 ORGANIC FOOD - European Green Deal: Commission presents actions to boost organic production
- EU: 25 March 2021 RISK ASSESSMENT - Reinforcing trust in scientific studies on food products: new rules for more transparency and independence
- EU: 25 March 2021 RISK ASSESSMENT - Transparency in risk assessment: a new era begins
- EU: 23 March 2021 DUAL QUALITY - Commission releases study on sensory differences in food products
- UK: 23 March 2021 ADMINISTRATION – DEFRA Publication: Food compositional standards and labelling: provisional common framework
- EU: 19 March 2021 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - Commission Consultation: Animal & plant health / safe food & feedstuffs – designation of official laboratories
- EU: 18 March 2021 FOOD WASTE - EU Platform on Food Losses & Waste: Stepping up action to fight food waste in the EU and worldwide
- UK: 16 March 2021 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - FSA publishes revised Food Law Code of Practice, Practice Guidance and introduces a Competency Framework in England and Northern Ireland
- EU: 12 March 2021 ADDITIVES - Commission consultation: Food safety – Amending the rules concerning the addition of vitamins minerals to foodsr in view of the new Transparency Regulation
- UK: 11 March 2021 NOVEL FOODS - Update to criteria of CBD products which can remain on sale from 1 April 2021
- UK: 11 March 2021 ADMINISTRATION - Summary of discussions at FSA Board meeting March 2021
- UK: 11 March 2021 BREXIT / OFFICIAL CONTROLS - The Food and Drink Federation responds to the government's latest border announcement
- UK: 11 March 2021 BREXIT / OFFICIAL CONTROLS - Government focuses on recovery from Covid with new timeline for border control processes on import of goods
- EU: 10 March 2021 VETERINARY PRODUCTS - Commission consultation: EU rules on official controls - update to allow controls of imports for the use of certain antimicrobials
- UK: 3 March 2021 FOOD CRIME - FSA launches new tool to help businesses assess food crime risks
- UK: 3 March 2021 BREXIT / TRADE - CIEH welcomes Trade and Agriculture Commission report
- UK: 2 March 2021 BREXIT / TRADE - Independent report - Trade and Agriculture Commission: Final Report
- EU: 24 February 2021 SPIRIT DRINKS - Commission Consultation on Draft Regulation: Spirit Drinks: labelling provisions for blends
- UK: 24 February 2021 BREXIT - FSA Board Paper: EU Transition Update
- INT: 22 February 2021 CODEX - CCGP France / Organization key to building a successful virtual event
- INT: 17 February 2021 CODEX - Report of the 32nd Session of the Codex Committee on General Principles
- EU: 15 February 2021 NUTRITION LABELLING - Pro-Nutri-Score countries join forces to step up label roll-out
- UK: 15 February 2021 FOOD HYGIENE / OFFICIAL CONTROLS - CIEH concerned at rise of lockdown home food businesses
- UK: 8 February 2021 COMPOSITIONAL STANDARDS – DEFRA Consultation on amending certain domestic food legislation in England
- UK: 8 February 2021 SHELLFISH / TRADE - Trade in live bivalve molluscs from GB to EU for purification in the EU
- INT: 7 February 2021 CODEX - Codex technical committees underway again with meeting of General Principles
- EU: 3 February 2021 NUTRITION LABELLING - Commission requests EFSA’s scientific advice to inform harmonised front-of-pack labelling and restriction of claims on foods
- EU: 29 January 2021 OFFICIAL CONTROLS / EU AUDITS - The Commission reports on the overall operation of official controls in Member States during 2017 and 2018
- UK: 29 January 2021 NOVEL FOODS - Deadline for CBD novel food applications approaching
- EU: 26 January 2021 SUSTAINABILITY - Farm to Fork: Commission push for responsible food business and marketing practices
- UK: 26 January 2021 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - Funding for new checks on animal products creates 500 jobs - Local authorities will help maintain high standards by carrying out checks on imported animal products from the EU
- EU: 25 January 2021 ORGANIC FOOD - Council Discussions: Application date of the amendments to certain production rules for organic products
- EU: 25 January 2021 FORTIFIED FOODS - Council Discussions: Botanical species containing hydroxyanthracene derivatives
- EU: 25 January 2021 CONTAMINANTS - Council Discussions: Maximum residue levels for some substances in or on certain products
- EU: 25 January 2021 CONTAMINANTS - Council Discussions: Maximum residue levels for chlordecone in or on certain products
- EU: 25 January 2021 HYGIENE ALLERGENS - Council Discussions: Hygiene of foodstuffs as regards food allergen management
- EU: 25 January 2021 FOOD SUPPLEMENTS – Council Discussions: Substances used in the manufacture of food supplements
- EU: 22 January 2021 GMOs - The Commission authorises eight genetically modified crops for use as food and feed
- EU: 19 January 2021 MARKETING STANDARDS - Commission consultation: Agricultural products – revision of EU marketing standards
- INT: 13 January 2021 CODEX - FAO, WHO and Codex continuing to fulfil leadership in food safety and public health
- UK: 7 January 2021 GMOs - DEFRA Consultation: Gene editing creates potential to protect the nation’s environment, pollinators and wildlife
- EU: 5 January 2021 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - Commission consultation: Food safety - composite food products exempt from official checks at EU borders
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