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19 December 2003 RESIDUES - The Commission publishes a reflection paper on control of residues of veterinary medicinal products and Maximum Residue Limits
18 December 2003 GMOs - GMOs and conventional crops: the battle over “coexistence”
17 December 2003 OFFICIAL CONTROL / CONTAMINANTS - Outcome of Agriculture/Fisheries Council of December 2003
15 December 2003 EFSA - EFSA welcomes decision on permanent location
15 December 2003 PARNUTS - Food for Particular Nutritional Uses (PARNUTS) Regulations 2004
13 December 2003 EFSA - Location of Permanent Seat Agreed - Parma, Italy
4 December 2003 ORGANIC FOOD - Organic production of agricultural products
4 December 2003 GM FOOD - EFSA issues opinions on new GM maize: NK 603 maize considered as safe as conventional maize
3 December 2003 GMOs / ORGANIC FOOD - GMOs and conventional crops: the battle over “coexistence”
3 December 2003 CLAIMS - Nutritional and health claims on food - Council discussions
3 December 2003 ADDITIVES - Byrne welcomes Council adoption of new uses of food additives and improved rules for flavourings
3 December 2003 EFSA - EFSA plans greater public involvement in its work
28 November 2003 OFFICIAL CONTROL - European Parliament Committee Discussions: Stricter inspections throughout the food chain
26 November 2003 OFFICIAL CONTROL - Parliamentary Committee Considers the Proposed Official Feed and Food Controls
25 November 2003 OFFICIAL CONTROL - Update on EU negotiations on food and feed regulations
18 November 2003 ORIGIN LABELLING - Labelling of Beer: Judgement in Case C-216/01: Budjovický Budvar, národní podnik v Rudolph Ammersin GmbH
17 November 2003 CODEX - EU Council Adopts Decision on Accession to the Codex Alimentarius
17 November 2003 PACKAGING - “Active” and “intelligent” food packaging: Commission proposes amendment to EU law on materials which come into contact with food
10 November 2003 FORTIFICATION - Commission proposes common rules for adding vitamins and minerals to foods
3 November 2003 OFFICIAL CONTROL - Official feed and food controls: discussion in EP Committee
27 October 2003 HYGIENE - Common Positions adopted by Council
22 October 2003 ADDITIVES - Parliament requires closer monitoring of new sweeteners
15 October 2003 HORMONES - EU complies with WTO ruling on Hormone beef and calls on USA and Canada to lift trade sanctions
15 October 2003 CONTAMINANTS - EFSA gives update on semicarbazide : No reason to change current dietary habits including for babies Precautionary action by industry recommended for baby foods
10 October 2003 FLAVOURINGS - Safety of smoke flavourings: Commissioner Byrne welcomes Council adoption of new Regulation
2 October 2003 ORIGIN LABELLING - WTO Dispute Settlement Body - DSB establishes panel on EC trademark and geographical indication rules
1 October 2003 CLAIMS - The proposed Regulation on health & nutrition claims: Myths & Misunderstandings
29 September 2003 LABELLING - Food without fear: new food labelling rules will improve consumer information on food ingredients, in particular allergens
9 September 2003 GM FOOD - Judgment of the Court in Case C-236/01: Monsanto Italia SpA and Others v Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri
2 September 2003 GMOs - Commission rejects request to establish a temporary ban on the use of GMOs in Upper Austria
1 August 2003 CONTAMINANTS - EC amends rules on fig and nut imports
30 July 2003 CLAIMS - Seeking views on nutrition and health claim proposals
29 July 2003 CONTAMINANTS - Mycotoxins - EC Permitted Levels
23 July 2003 GMOs - Commission publishes recommendations to ensure co-existence of GM and non-GM crops
22 July 2003 HYGIENE / GM FOOD / FEED ADDITIVES / TRACEABILITY - Discussion at the Council Meeting
22 July 2003 ANIMAL FEED - Council and Parliament prohibit antibiotics as growth promoters: Commissioner Byrne welcomes adoption of Regulation on feed additives
22 July 2003 HYGIENE - Better food hygiene: Commissioner Byrne welcomes political agreement about official controls on food of animal origin
22 July 2003 GM FOOD - European legislative framework for GMOs is now in place
16 July 2003 CLAIMS - Commission proposal on nutrition and health claims to better inform consumers and harmonise the market
15 July 2003 GMOs - Genetically Modified Organisms: Commission takes Court action against eleven Member States
14 July 2003 CONTAMINANTS - Aflatoxins in Brazil nuts
25 March 2003 EFSA - Food Safety Agency: full administrative budget to be released
24 March 2003 PARNUTS - Commission's preliminary draft proposal for a Regulation on the addition of vitamins, minerals and of certain other substances to foods. (SANCO/329/03)
20 March 2003 ADDITIVES - The Court annuls the Commission's decision refusing authorisation for Danish provisions stricter than community provisions on the use of nitrates and nitrites as food additives.
19 March 2003 EFSA - MEPs call for brake on funding for Food Safety Agency in response to proposed split between Helsinki and Parma
18 March 2003 ADDITIVES - EFSA gets into flavourings
17-18 March 2003 GM FOOD - Adoption of Common Positions on two Regulations (GM food and feed / traceability and labelling)
17-18 March 2003 CONTAMINANTS - Illegal use of Nitrofurans in Portugal
14 March 2003 BSE / GM FOOD - Scientific Steering Committee adopts new rapid BSE tests and a guidance document on GMOs
12 March 2003 OFFICIAL CONTROL - European Commission proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the council on official feed and food controls
6 March 2003 EFSA - Increased co-operation in food safety assessment
21 February 2003 OFFICIAL CONTROL / GM FOOD - Results of the Agriculture Council of February 2003
21 February 2003 PARNUTS - Commission Directives 2003/13/EC and 2003/14/EC (Baby foods, infant foods and infant formulae)
20 February 2003 CONTAMINANTS - Food safety: heated debate on nitrofurans in Environment Committee
20 February 2003 ADDITIVES - Call for tighter curbs on cyclamates in soft drinks
20 February 2003 OFFICIAL CONTROL / GM FOOD / HORMONES / ZOONOSES / LABELLING - Council meeting - Outcome of discussions at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council Meeting
20 February 2003 IMPORTED MEAT - FMD control concerns cause EU to ban beef imports from Paraguay
14 February 2003 ANIMAL FEED - New EC Proposals for Maximum Levels of Dioxins
13 February 2003 SUPPLEMENTS / LABELLING - Free movement of goods: the Commission takes action against two Member States
5 February 2003 OFFICIAL CONTROL - Questions and Answers on the proposed Regulation on Official Food and Feed Controls
5 February 2003 OFFICIAL CONTROL - Commission proposes new food and feed controls with teeth
28 January 2003 CONTAMINANTS - Environment Committee sounds alarm on toxic substances in baby food
27-28 January 2003 GM FOOD - Authorisation of New GMO Food Products - Council discussions
27 January 2002 ANIMAL FFED - Brighter eyesight or brighter salmon? Commission decides new rules on colouring feed additive
22 January 2003 ADDITIVES - Environment Committee warns of health risks to children of food additives
21 January 2003 LABELLING - Request for information in view of the revision of Council Directive 90/496/EEC on Nutrition Labelling
17 January 2003 PARNUTS - Preliminary Draft Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods
17 January 2003 ANIMAL FEED - Animal feed : new EC proposals on feed hygiene
16 January 2003 CHOCOLATE - Judgments in Cases C-12/00 and C-14/00 - Commission v Spain and Italy - Spain and Italy are found to have wrongly prohibited the marketing under the name 'chocolate' of products containing vegetable fats other than cocoa butter
13 January 2003 ANIMAL WELFARE - Commission acts against five Member States to protect laying hens
6 January 2003 BSE - Proposed Amendments to EU Regulation 999/2001 on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies
6 January 2003 LABELLING - 2003 sees stricter labelling rules for meat
