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Dr David Jukes, The University of Reading, UK

Providng access to food law since May 1996

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Last updated: 2 June, 2023

Latest News, Legislation and Documents

Latest News

UK: 2 June 2023 PESTICIDES - HSE Pesticides ebulletin: GB MRL amendments | Future GB MRL amendment
EU: 1 June 2023 HYGIENE - FoodDrinkEurope Guidelines: Food Safety Culture
EU: 1 June 2023 QUALITY PRODUCTS - MEPs want better protection for quality agricultural products

UK: 25 May 2023 MEAT HYGIENE - FSA Letters: Update on Mechanically Separated Meat (MSM) guidance
UK: 24 May 2023 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - New scheme for import controls provides opportunity for enhanced role of environmental health officers at borders, says CIEH
UK: 24 May 2023 WINE - Wine Reforms Consultation
UK: 23 May 2023 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - Consultation pack: the post implementation review of the 2013 Sampling and Qualifications Regulations
UK: 21 May 2023 WINE - Scrapping retained EU red tape on wine to unlock £180 million
INT: 15 May 2023 CCFL / Codex ensures consumers have the information they need on food labels
UK: 15 May 2023 ADDITIVES / NOVEL FOODS - The Food Additives, Food Flavourings and Novel Foods (Authorisations) (England) Regulations 2023
EU: 12 May 2023 SUSTAINABILITY Need for an increased dialogue with united EU food chain to ensure a robust and enforceable Framework Legislation on Sustainable Food Systems
INT: 11 May 2023 WTO SPS COMMITTEE - Members advance work to identify, address challenges in implementing SPS Agreement
UK: 11 May 2023 BREXIT - Decision to Scrap the Sunset is welcome, but has been a major distraction, says CTSI
UK: 11 May 2023 BREXIT - CIEH welcomes government rethink on plans to sunset retained EU law
EU: 5 May 2023 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - Commission Report: On the overall operation of official controls carried out in EU countries (2021) to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products
UK: 5 May 2023 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - FSA endorses new Trading Standards Practitioner apprenticeship scheme
UK: 3 May 2023 PESTICIDES - GB MRL amendments (adopted March 2023)
INT: 1 May 2023 CODEX - CCFICS / Key role in transition to sustainable agriculture says Minister

For older news items for 2023, see Food Law News - 2023. For other years, see: Food Law News - Index

Latest Legislation

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

25 May 2023: Food (Scotland) Act 2015 (Compliance Notices) Regulations 2023 (SSI 2023 No. 161)
31 March 2023: Alcoholic Beverages (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2023 394 (W.61)
29 March 2023: Genetically Modified Food and Feed (Authorisations and Modifications of Authorisations) (Wales) Regulations 2023 379 (W.59)

2 June 2023: Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1069 of 1 June 2023 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for bixafen, cyprodinil, fenhexamid, fenpicoxamid, fenpyroximate, flutianil, isoxaflutole, mandipropamid, methoxyfenozide, and spinetoram in or on certain products (OJ L 143, 2.6.2013. page 40)
2 June 2023: Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1068 of 1 June 2023 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for cyantraniliprole in or on certain products (OJ L 143, 2.6.2013. page 27)
2 June 2023: Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1065 of 1 June 2023 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards nicotinamide riboside chloride added to foods (OJ L 143, 2.6.2013. page 6)
1 June 2023: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1058 of 30 May 2023 amending Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 as regards the entries for Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States in the lists of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of poultry, germinal products of poultry and fresh meat of poultry and game birds (OJ L 142, 1.6.2023, page 15)
31 May 2023: Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1049 of 30 May 2023 amending Annexes II and IV to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for fish oil, pendimethalin, sheep fat and spirotetramat in or on certain products (OJ L 141, 31.5.2023, page 1)
30 May 2023: Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1042 of 26 May 2023 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for folpet in or on certain products (OJ L 140, 30.5.2023, page 37)
26 May 2023: Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1029 of 25 May 2023 amending Annexes III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for phosmet in or on certain products (OJ L 139, 26.5.2023, page 15)
24 May 2023: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/1016 of 22 May 2023 amending Decision 2002/994/EC concerning certain protective measures with regard to the products of animal origin imported from China (OJ L 136, 24.5.2023, page 75)
22 May 2023: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/981 of 17 May 2023 amending Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 as regards the classification of the substance praziquantel with respect to its maximum residue limit in foodstuffs of animal origin (OJ L 134, 22.5.2023, page 36)
17 May 2023: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/973 of 15 May 2023 amending Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 as regards the entries for Canada, Chile, the United Kingdom and the United States in the lists of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of poultry, germinal products of poultry and fresh meat of poultry and game birds (OJ L 132, 17.5.2023, page 52)
17 May 2023: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/972 of 10 May 2023 authorising the placing on the market of aqueous ethanolic extract of Labisia pumila as a novel food and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (OJ L 132, 17.5.2023, page 46)
16 May 2023: Commission Recommendation (EU) 2023/965 of 12 May 2023 on the methodology for the monitoring of food additive and food flavouring intake (OJ L 129, 16.5.2023, page 17)
16 May 2023: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/961 of 12 May 2023 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 as regards the conditions of use of the novel food Lacto-N-neotetraose (OJ L 129, 16.5.2023, page 3)
15 May 2023: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/954 of 12 May 2023 correcting Annexes XIII, XIV and XXII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 as regards the lists of third countries, territories or zones thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of fresh meat of ungulates, poultry and game birds, and certain species and categories of animals, germinal products and products of animal origin for which the Union is not the final destination (OJ L 128, 15.5.2023, page 84)
15 May 2023: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/952 of 12 May 2023 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1321/2013 as regards the name of the holder of the authorisation for the smoke flavouring primary product ‘TradismokeTM A MAX’ (unique code SF-007) (OJ L 128, 15.5.2023, page 79)
15 May 2023: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/951 of 12 May 2023 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 as regards the specifications of the novel food protein extract from pig kidneys (OJ L 128, 15.5.2023, page 73)
15 May 2023: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/950 of 12 May 2023 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 as regards the conditions of use of the novel food 2’-Fucosyllactose (OJ L 128, 15.5.2023, page 68)
15 May 2023: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/949 of 12 May 2023 authorising the placing on the market of iron milk caseinate as a novel food and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (OJ L 128, 15.5.2023, page 60)
15 May 2023: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/948 of 12 May 2023 authorising the placing on the market of 6'-Sialyllactose sodium salt produced by derivative strains of Escherichia coli BL21(DE3) as a novel food and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (OJ L 128, 15.5.2023, page 52)
12 May 2023: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/943 of 11 May 2023 authorising the placing on the market of cellobiose as a novel food and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 (OJ L 126, 12.5.2023, page 41)
11 May 2023: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/938 of 10 May 2023 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 as regards the conditions of use of the novel food Yarrowia lipolytica yeast biomass (OJ L 125, 11.5.2023, page 16)
11 May 2023: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/937 of 10 May 2023 correcting Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 as regards the inclusion of ‘Phosphated distarch phosphate produced from wheat starch’ in the Union list of novel foods (OJ L 125, 11.5.2023, page 12)
10 May 2023: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/931 of 8 May 2023 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 as regards the conditions of use of the traditional food from a third country infusion from coffee leaves of Coffea arabica L. and/or Coffea canephora Pierre ex A. Froehner (OJ L 124, 10.5.2023, page 1)
5 May 2023: Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/915 of 25 April 2023 on maximum levels for certain contaminants in food and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 (OJ L 119, 5.5.2023, page 103)
4 May 2023: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905 of 27 February 2023 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the application of the prohibition of use of certain antimicrobial medicinal products in animals or products of animal origin exported from third countries into the Union (OJ L 116, 4.5.2023, page 1)

For earlier EU legislation for 2023, see: EU Food Laws: 2023

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
	FoodDrinkEurope Guidelines on food safety culture - Food Safety Culture: From Theory to Practice A copy of this document is available on this site (click on image). See also: EU: 1 June 2023 HYGIENE - FoodDrinkEurope Guidelines: Food Safety Culture
	DEFRA Consultation: Consultation document for a proposed package of reforms to retained EU law relating to wine. A copy of the consultation document is available on this site (click on image). See also: UK: 24 May 2023 WINE - Wine Reforms Consultation Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original document was accessed from:
	2023 Post implementation review: the food safety (sampling and qualifications) (England) regulations 2013 This review was provided by the FSA as a web page. It is available on this site in pdf format (click on image). See also: UK: 23 May 2023 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - Consultation pack: the post implementation review of the 2013 Sampling and Qualifications Regulations Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original document was accessed from:
	Letter to EU Commissioners: RE: Need for an increased dialogue with united EU food chain to ensure a robust and enforceable Framework Legislation on Sustainable Food Systems – Request for a follow-up meeting A copy of the letter is available on this site (click on image). See also: EU: 12 May 2023 SUSTAINABILITY Need for an increased dialogue with united EU food chain to ensure a robust and enforceable Framework Legislation on Sustainable Food Systems
	Report from the Commission: On the overall operation of official controls carried out in EU countries (2021) to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products The report is available on the EUR-Lex website (click on image). An additional Staff Working Document is available which includes a lot of date on the controls. See: COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT: Accompanying the document REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION. See also: EU: 5 May 2023 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - Commission Report: On the overall operation of official controls carried out in EU countries (2021) to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products