Foodlaw-Reading

Dr David Jukes, The University of Reading, UK

Providng access to food law since May 1996

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Food Law News - 2024

For the most recent News Items, see: Latest News, Legislation and Documents

EU: 29 February 2024 FRAUD - Agri-Food fraud: Commission publishes its first monthly report
EU: 28 February 2024 QUALITY SCHEMES - MEPs improve EU protection for quality agricultural products
UK: 28 February 2024 MEAT HYGIENE - FSA launches consultation on Mechanically Separated Meat guidance
UK: 27 February 2024 SCOTLAND / HEALTHY EATING - Improving the nation’s diet: Move to restrict promotions on unhealthy food and drink
INT: 23 February 2024 CODEX / FATS AND OILS- Report of the 28th Session of the Codex Committee on Fats and Oils
INT: 23 February 2024 CODEX / FATS AND OILS - CCFO28/ “One of the most fruitful sessions of CCFO” concludes in Kuala Lumpur
EU: 23 February 2024 SUSTAINABILITY / GREEN CLAIMS: FDE Joint statement: Enable the green transition with a harmonised, reliable and workable framework for green claims
EU: 22 February 2024 PESTICIDES - Amendment of the Annex relating to the food commodities to which MRLs apply
INT: 19 February 2024 CODEX / FATS AND OILS - CCFO28 convenes in Malaysia to progress current work and consider future plans
EU: 13 February 2024 TRADE / SPS MEASURES - 2023 Activity Report of the EU WTO Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authority and Enquiry Point
EU: 9 February 2024 CONTACT MATERIALS - Commission consultation: Commission launches 4-week feedback period on ban of BPA in food contact materials
UK: 8 February 2024 OFFICIAL CONTROLS / ADMINISTRATION - Letter to local authority Chief Executives regarding budget setting for statutory food & feed services
EU: 7 February 2024 NEW GENOMIC TECHNIQUES (NGTs) - New Genomic Techniques: MEPs back rules to support green transition of farmers
UK: 7 February 2024 ENFORCEMENT - FSA prosecutes production manager who obstructed an NFCU officer
UK: 6 February 2024 CLAIMS - Government response to the consultation on proposed legislative reforms in relation to nutrition and health claims on food
UK: 5 February 2024 OFFICIAL CONTROLS / FRAUD - FSA welcomes custodial sentence in food crime case
INT: 2 February 2024 HERBS AND SPICES / CODEX - Report of the 7th Session of the Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs
INT: 2 February 2024 HERBS AND SPICES / CODEX - CCSCH7 concludes first Codex meeting of the year and forwards three new standards for adoption
UK: 2 February 2024 LABELLING / BREXIT - Consultation: 'Not for EU’ labelling for retail products across Great Britain
UK: 2 February 2024 REGULATED PRODUCTS - Consultation on applications for authorisation of miscellaneous regulated products: four novel foods, three food additives, removal of twenty-two food flavouring authorisations, and a proposal to set a limit for ethylene oxide in food additives

EU: 31 January 2024 COMPOSITIONAL STANDARDS - European Parliament: Honey labelling: deal with Council on measures to combat fraud
EU: 31 January 2024 COMPOSITIONAL STANDARDS - Commission welcomes political agreement on clearer labelling and improved composition of honey, fruit juices, jams and milk
UK: 31 January 2024 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - CIEH reissues calls for enhanced role of Environmental Health Professionals as new post-Brexit border checks take effect
UK: 31 January 2024 PESTICIDES / RESIDUES - GB MRL amendments (adopted December 2023)
INT: 29 January 2024 NUTRITION - WHO awards countries for progress in eliminating industrially produced trans fats for first time
INT: 29 January 2024 HERBS AND SPICES / CODEX - CCSCH7 underway / Experts meet to discuss spice and culinary herbs in India
UK: 26 January 2024 TRADE - UK–Canada Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations suspended
EU: 26 January 2024 GM FOODS - Commission authorises and renews GMOs for food and animal feed
UK: 25 January 2024 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - UK food safety at risk due to lack of staff: One in seven food safety positions are vacant in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
EU: 24 January 2024 NEW GENOMIC TECHNIQUES (NGTs) - MEPs want to ban all patents for NGT plants
EU: 23 January 2024 NOVEL FOODS – High-quality and primary farm-based food production: Council discussions on lab-grown meat
UK: 17 January 2024 FORTIFICATION - Consultation outcome: Amending The Bread and Flour Regulations 1998 and The Bread and Flour (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1998
EU: 12 January 2024 LABELLING - FoodDrinkEurope Position: Digital Labelling
UK: 9 January 2024 EGGS / LABELLING - Proposed changes to egg labelling rules support British industry
EU: 5 January 2024 CONTANIMENTS - Commission consultation: Setting and reviewing maximum levels for certain undesirable substances in feed
UK: 2 January 2024 NOVEL FOODS - The end of transitional arrangements for edible insects in Great Britain

This page was first established by David Jukes on 14 February 2024.

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