Foodlaw-Reading

Dr David Jukes, The University of Reading, UK

Providng access to food law since May 1996

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Last updated: 18 March, 2024

Latest News, Legislation and Documents

Latest News

  • UK: 18 March 2024 OFFICIAL CONTROLS / MEAT HYGIENE - FSA successfully prosecutes abattoir for serious breaches of food safety
  • INT: 15 March 2024 CODEX / HYGIENE - CCFH54/ Meeting concludes in Nairobi with agreements on revisions, guidelines and new work
  • UK: 14 March 2024 OFFICIAL CONTROLS / IMPORTED FOODS - Amendments to assimilated Regulation 2019/1793: Official Controls Applied to Imported High Risk Food and Feed not of Animal Origin
  • UK: 13 March 2024 OFFICIAL CONTROLS / MEAT HYGIENE - FSA and FSS call for immediate action to address vet workforce challenges
  • EU: 13 March 2024 CONTACT MATERIALS - Commission consultation: plastic food contact materials (FCMs) (update to quality control rules)
  • UK: 12 March 2024 LABELLING - Consultation launched to make food labelling fairer and clearer
  • INT: 11 March 2024 CODEX / HYEIENE - CCFH54/ A “meeting of two firsts” opens food hygiene discussions in Kenya
  • EU: 11 March 2024 SUSTAINABILITY - Commission publishes transition pathway for a green, digital and resilient EU agri-food industrial ecosystem
  • UK: 7 March 2024 PRECISON BRED ORGANISMS (PBOs) - Summary of stakeholder responses: Consultation on proposals for a new framework in England for the regulation of precision bred organisms used for food and animal feed
  • 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

For older news items for 2024, see Food Law News - 2024. For other years, see: Food Law News - Index


Latest Legislation

A listing of some of the most recently published UK and EU key legislation. To access other legislation pages on this site, see Food Legislation - Index

UK

EU

For changes to the publication of the Official Journal from October 2023, see the note on the EU Food Laws: 2024 page.
  • 15 March 2024: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/880 of 14 March 2024 amending Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 as regards the entries for Canada and the United States in the lists of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of poultry and germinal products of poultry, and of fresh meat of poultry and game birds (OJ L, 2024/880, 15.3.2024)
  • 15 February 2024: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/585 of 8 December 2023 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 251/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards specific rules for the indication and designation of ingredients for aromatised wine products (OJ L, 2024/585, 15.02.2024)
  • 6 February 2024: Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/451 of 5 February 2024 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for nicotine in or on certain products (OJ L, 2024/451, 06.02.2024)
  • 2 February 2024: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/452 of 1 February 2024 amending Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 as regards the entries for Canada and the United States in the lists of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of poultry and germinal products of poultry, and of fresh meat of poultry and game birds (OJ L, 2024/452, 02.02.2024)

For earlier legislation for 2024, see: EU Food Laws: 2024 or UK Food Regulations: 2010 - Present


Latest Documents

Providing access to recent key documents relating to UK, EU or international aspects of food law. Some will be available from this site, others will be available from links to other sites. To access documents, click on the images. Documents are shown with the most recent additions first. For older documents, see: Documents

FSA Consultation Document: Amendments to assimilated Regulation 2019/1793: Official Controls Applied to Imported High Risk Food and Feed not of Animal Origin

A copy of this document is available on this site (click on image). See also: UK: 14 March 2024 OFFICIAL CONTROLS / IMPORTED FOODS - Amendments to assimilated Regulation 2019/1793: Official Controls Applied to Imported High Risk Food and Feed not of Animal Origin

Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original document was accessed from:

Written evidence submitted by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) (VSH0003) Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Non-Inquiry Hearing: Vet Shortages

A copy of this submission can be downloaded fxrom the Parliamentary Committee website (click on image). See also: UK: 13 March 2024 OFFICIAL CONTROLS / MEAT HYGIENE - FSA and FSS call for immediate action to address vet workforce challenges

DEFRA Consultation Document: Consultation on fairer food labelling

A copy of the document is available on this site (click on image). Also available are: Annex A - Glossary of terms and Annex B - Draft production standards. See also: UK: 12 March 2024 LABELLING - Consultation launched to make food labelling fairer and clearer

Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original documents were accessed from:

Commission report: Transition pathway for the EU agri-food industrial ecosystem

A copy of the report can be downloaded from the Commission web pages (click on image). See also: EU: 11 March 2024 SUSTAINABILITY - Commission publishes transition pathway for a green, digital and resilient EU agri-food industrial ecosystem

Commission Report: January 2024 Report on EU Agri-Food Fraud Suspicions

To download a copy of the report from the Commission page, click on image. See also: EU: 29 February 2024 FRAUD - Agri-Food fraud: Commission publishes its first monthly report

FSA Consultation on Mechanically Separated Meat (MSM) Guidance

A copy of the consultation document is available on this site (click on image). In addition, the Draft Guidance document is also available separatly - see: Guidance on Mechanically Separated Meat (MSM). See also: UK: 28 February 2024 MEAT HYGIENE - FSA launches consultation on Mechanically Separated Meat guidance

Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original document was accessed from:

Scottish Government Consultation Document: Restricting promotions of food and drink high in fat, sugar or salt – Consultation on the detail of proposed regulations

A copy of the consultation document is available on this site (click on image). To reply to the consultation, see: https://consult.gov.scot/population-health/restriction-promotion-of-food-and-drink-proposed. The consultation closes on 21 May 2024. See also: UK: 27 February 2024 SCOTLAND / HEALTHY EATING - Improving the nation’s diet: Move to restrict promotions on unhealthy food and drink

Report of the 28th Session of the Codex Committee on Fats and Oils

The report can be downloaded from the Codex website (click on image). See also: INT: 23 February 2024 CODEX / FATS AND OILS- Report of the 28th Session of the Codex Committee on Fats and Oils

Commission consultation: Draft Commssion Regulation amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards radish leaves

A copy of the draft is available on this site (click on the image). In addition, a draft Annex is available - see: Draft Regulation MRLs - Annex. See also: EU: 22 February 2024 PESTICIDES - Amendment of the Annex relating to the food commodities to which MRLs apply

2023 Activity Report of the EU WTO Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authority and Enquiry Point

A copy of the report is available on this site (click on image). See also: EU: 13 February 2024 TRADE / SPS MEASURES - 2023 Activity Report of the EU WTO Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authority and Enquiry Point

For older documents, see: Documents


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