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22 December 2000 BSE - David Byrne Calls on German Authorities to Withdraw Products Containing Potentially Dangerous Materials from all EU and Third Country Markets
21 December 2000 GM FOODS - Main results of the Environment Council 18-19 December 2000 - Traceability and labelling of GMOs
9 December 2000 FOOD LAW/ EUROPEAN FOOD AUTHORITY / BSE - Presidency Conclusions - Nice European Council meeting - 7, 8 and 9 December 2000
5 December 2000 BSE - Extraordinary Agriculture Minister Council on BSE
4 December 2000 GMO - Labelling and Traceability of Genetically Modified Organisms
1 December 2000 GENERAL PRODUCT SAFETY / EUROPEAN FOOD AUTHORITY / PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE / GMOS - Extract from Council Meeting
30 November 2000 BSE - Results of the Standing Veterinary Committee on BSE
29 November 2000 BSE - European Commission decides new measures on BSE: exceptional events call for an exceptional response
29 November 2000 BSE - SSC adopts opinion on scientific justification of national BSE measures
27 November 2000 BSE - David Byrne on BSE-developments in Germany and Spain
24 November 2000 BSE - Statement of David Byrne on new BSE-cases in Germany and Spain
22 November 2000 PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE - Precautionary principle needs to be clarified
15 November 2000 BSE - France acts and faces criticism from the Commission
15 November 2000 BSE - European Commission discussion on the current situation on BSE in the EU
8 November 2000 FOOD AUTHORITY - Food law from farm to table - Creating a European Food Authority
25 October 2000 FOOD AUTHORITY - Support for Food Safety Authority - Report on the Commission White Paper on food safety
25 October 2000 FOOD AUTHORITY - Remarks by David Byrne (European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection) at the conclusion of the debate on the White Paper on Food Safety - European Parliament, Strasbourg
23 October 2000 FOOD AUTHORITY - Towards a European food safety authority
19 October 2000 ANIMAL FEED - Commission proposal to exclude condemned animal material from the feed chain
11 October 2000 FOOD AUTHORITY - Towards a European Food Safety Authority
4 October 2000 CONTAMINANTS - Food safety, animal feed and inspections
2 October 2000 IRRADIATION - Irradiated food and food ingredients - Commission proposal for completion of the positive list of foodstuffs authorised for treatment with ionising radiation
29 September 2000 RESIDUES - Commission Proposals to Prohibit Certain Pesticides in Agricultural Products Used to Manufacture Infant Formula, Follow-on Formula and Baby Foods
28 September 2000 HORMONES - Residues of veterinary medicinces in foods of animal origin
21 September 2000 BSE - EU scientists advise on BSE-related culling and review recent BSE research
12 September 2000 GM FOOD - The European Union announces European Chair of the EU-US Biotechnology Consultative Forum
7 September 2000 EGGS Commission calls for clear labelling of eggs
August 2000 HYGIENE Draft European Commission Proposal for a Decision on the Control of Listeria Monocytogenes for Certain Categories of Ready-to-Eat Food of Animal Origin
11 August 2000 NUTRIENTS - Draft Proposal for a Directive on the Addition of Nutrients to Foods
7 August 2000 LABELLING -Application of QUID to Ham, Bacon, Cheese, and Ingredients of Compound Ingredients
4 August 2000 RESIDUES - Commission Proposals to Prohibit Certain Pesticides in Agricultural Products Used to Manufacture Infant Formula, Follow-On Formula and Baby Foods
2 August 2000 ADDITIVES - Commission Working Group on Food Additives: 3 and 4 July 2000
28 July 2000 FLAVOURINGS - Commission Working Group on Flavourings 28 June 2000
27 July 2000 ADMINISTRATION - Free movement of goods: infringement procedures against the Netherlands
26 July 2000 LABELLING - Definition of The Term “Meat” For The Purposes of QUID Declaration and Ingredient Listing
24 July 2000 PARNUTS - Commission Directive on Substances that may be Added for Specific Nutritional Purposes in Foods for Particular Nutritional Uses
17 July 2000 HYGIENE - Commission proposes new food safety hygiene rules
13 July 2000 GM FOOD - Commission takes initiative to restore confidence in GMO approval process
7 July 2000 PARNUTS Proposed Directive on Food Supplements
6 July 2000 BEEF - Report on Packaging of Beef and Beef Products - Analysis Of Vote
5 July 2000 PARNUTS / CONTAMINANTS - Draft Commission Proposals to Prohibit Certain Pesticides in Agricultural Products Used to Manufacture Infant Formula, Follow-on Formula and Baby Foods
5 July 2000 BEEF - British Beef: French Case Against Commission has been Ruled Inadmissible
1 July 2000 ADMINISTRATION - Programme of The French Presidency of The European Union
26 June 2000 FOOD AUTHORITY - European Food Authority Must Not Be Mere Window Dressing
30 June 2000 BSE - Commission adopts Decision to remove specified BSE risk materials from the feed and food chain
19/20 June 2000 FOOD AUTHORITY - Presidency Conclusions - Santa Maria Da Feira European Council
19 June 2000 BSE: Byrne States Commission Intention to Adopt Key Health Protection Measure to Reduce BSE Risk
13 June 2000 FOOD AUTHORITY / PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE - White paper on food safety / Precautionary Principle
12 June 2000 HORMONES - MAFF Stands Firm on Commission Proposal for EU Beef Hormones Ban
1 June 2000 FOOD AUTHORITY - UK Government Supports Establishment of a European Food Authority
29 May 2000 FOOD AUTHORITY / COMPOSITIONAL STANDARDS - Internal Market Council Minutes: White Paper on Food Safety / Honey / Chocolate and Cocoa
24 May 2000 FOOD AUTHORITY - The ESC's response to the European Commission's White Paper on Food Safety
24 May 2000 HORMONES - Commission proposes revised legislation banning hormones as growth promoters
24 May 2000 FOOD AUTHORITY - Select Committee Reports: European Union Seventh Report: A European Food Authority
22 May 2000 ADMINISTRATION - Commission to renew scientific committees on consumer health and food safety
16 May 2000 BSE - Animal diseases and public health: a better control system for TSE
10 May 2000 CONTAMINANTS - European Commission (EC) Draft Regulation Setting Maximum Levels For Certain Contaminants in Foodstuffs
10 May 2000 PARNUTS - Consumer safety and choice are paramount in new rules on vitamin and mineral food supplements
3 May 2000 BSE - Commission proposes to strengthen public health protection with proposal to remove specified BSE risk materials from the food chain
2 May 200 ADDITIVES - Third Amendment to European Parliament and Council Directive 95/2/EC on Food Additives Other Than Colours and Sweeteners
20 April 2000 PARNUTS - Draft Amending Directives relating to Processed Cereal-Based Foods, Baby Foods for Infants and Young Children, and Infant Formulae and Follow-on Formulae
10 March 2000 CONTAMINANTS - European Commission (EC) Draft Regulation Setting Maximum Levels For Certain Contaminants in Foodstuffs
9 March 2000 HORMONES - Arrangements Being Made by US to Improve Export Situation of Meat and Meat Products into the EU Satisfactory
7 March 2000 CHOCOLATE - British and Irish Chocolate Set to be Allowed throughout the EU
2 March 2000 BEEF - Public Health and the Beef Sector: Traceability, Checks and Labelling
29 February 2000 CONTAMINANTS - Mycotoxins - EC Permitted Levels
24 February 2000 FOOD SAFETY - Health Warning Over Listeria Outbreak In France
23 February 2000 CHOCOLATE - Chocolate Containing Vegetable Fats to Be Allowed Throughout the Community
21 February 2000 FOOD SAFETY - Listeriosis outbreak in France: Commission expects France to take appropriate action
15 February 2000 BEEF - Commission opens infringement against Germany for refusal to lift British beef embargo
10 February 2000 FLAVOURINGS - Commission Working Group on Flavourings
9 February 2000 ADDITIVES - Draft Amendment to Directive 96/77/EC Laying Down Specific Purity Criteria on Food Additives Other Than Colours and Sweeteners
9 February 2000 HORMONES - Deadline for US to improve export situation of meat and meat products into the EU extended by one month
2 February 2000 PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE - Commission adopts Communication on Precautionary Principle
