Food Law News - 2011

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EU 22 December 2011 GMOs - Commission authorises three GM maizes and one GM cotton for food and feed uses
EU 19 December 2011 PARNUTS - Food Intended for Infants and Young Children and Food For Special Medical Purposes: EU Parliament Committee to discuss draft report
EU 15-16 December 2011 CODEX - EU Council informed about developments within the Codex Alimnetarius
UK 14 December 2011 ADDITIVES - FSA Consultation on Proposed Food Additives (England) (Amendment) and Extraction Solvents in Food (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2012
UK 14 December 2011 FOOD SAFETY - Egg advice past its best: FSA modifies advice to consumers
EU 14 December 2011 FRUIT JUICE - No more mix-ups over mixed fruit juices: Parliament agrees 1st Reading on new controls
EU 14 December 2011 EFSA - Strengthened procedures to avoid potential conflicts of interest and “Revolving Door” case
EU 14 December 2011 EFSA - European Ombudsman Report: EFSA should strengthen procedures to avoid potential conflicts of interest in 'revolving door' cases
EU 13 December 2011 ADDITIVES /FLAVOURINGS - Food Additives, Flavourings and enzymes: FSA Update Bulletin December 2011
EU 12 December 2011 GMOs - Member States fail to endorse proposals to authorise two GM soybean products
EU 12 December 2011 GMOs - EU extends phasing out period for traces of obsolete GM oilseed rape
UK 9 December 2011 HYGIENE - Consultation on Proposed Food Hygiene (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
INT 5 - 9 December 2011 CODEX – 43rd Session of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene, Miami, USA
EU 8 December 2011 LABELLING - New food labelling regulation published [on EU Food Law News pages]
EU 8 December 2011 LABELLING - New food labelling regulation published
EU 7 December 2011 MEAT - Romania authorized for trade in pig meat to other Member States
EU 5 December 2011 CLAIMS - Statement by Commissioner John Dalli: Another step forward: more accuracy on health claims on food
EU 5 December 2011 CLAIMS - Questions and Answers on the list of permitted Health Claims
EU 5 December 2011 CONTACT MATERIALS - Plastic in contact with foodstuffs: Council allows adoption of updated Regulation
EU 1-2 December 2011 PARNUTS - Council progress report on updating certain PARNUTS

EU 28 November 2011 ADDITIVES – Council allows adoption of new regulation amending food enzyme controls
EU 28 November 2011 CLAIMS - Commission launches final discussions with Member States on list of health claims
EU 24 November 2011 ADDITIVES - EFSA publishes original industry studies on aspartame
EU 24 November 2011 CONTAMINANTS - EU measures on imports from Japan to be prolonged until end of March 2012
INT 14 - 18 November 2011 CODEX – 33rd Session of the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses, Bad Soden am Taunus, Germany
UK 17 November 2011 CONTAMINANTS - Lifting of Post-Chernobyl Sheep Controls: FSA consultation
UK 15 November 2011 ADDITIVES - New food additive regulations increase consumer protection
EU 17 November 2011 ADDITIVES - EFSA consults on new food additives guidance
EU 15 November 2011 GMOs - Member States fail to endorse proposals to authorise two GM soybean products for food and feed uses
EU 15 November 2011 GMOs - EU reinforces controls on Chinese rice products
EU 14 November 2011 ADDITIVES - New legislation to make the use of additives in the EU safer and more transparent
EU 14 November 2011 ADDITIVES - Questions and Answers on Food Additives
INT 10 - 11 November 2011 TBT COMMITTEE - Technical Barriers to Trade: Formal Meeting - Members discuss 54 technical barriers, China's final review and streamlined work
UK 9 November 2011 ENFORCEMENT - Annual report on UK National Control Plan published by FSA
EU 8 November 2011 LOT MARKING – Council agrees adoption of new codified version of old Directive
EU 8 November 2011 CONTAMINANTS – Council agrees adoption of new contaminant controls
EU 8 November 2011 CONTAMINANTS - Residues compliance continues to rise, pesticide report shows
UK 3 November 2011 ENFORCEMENT - Guidance on effective imported food control issued by FSA
UK 3 November 2011 FARMING - FSA response to Farming Regulation Task Force
EU 1 November 2011 FOOD SAFETY - Import ban on produce from Egypt extended

EU 28 October 2011 GMOs - EU's legislation on the right track, evaluation reports conclude
EU 28 October 2011 GMOs - Questions and answers on the evaluation of the European Union's GMO legislation
UK 26 October 2011 NOVEL FOODS - Views wanted on algal oil
EU 25 October 2011 RAPID ALERT SYSTEM - Report documents growing importance of the EU's Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed
EU 25 October 2011 RAPID ALERT SYSTEM - Questions and Answers on the role and achievements of the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed
EU 21 October 2011 CONTAMINANTS - Member States endorse EU measures to better prevent dioxin contamination in food and feed
INT 19 - 20 October 2011 SPS COMMITTEE – Formal Meeting: SPS notifications hit 5 figures and committee wraps up China review
INT 17-21 October 2011 CODEX - Nineteenth Session of the Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems, Cairns, Australia
EU 18 October 2011 FOOD SAFETY - EU prolongs temporary ban on imports of Egyptian seeds until the end of March 2012
UK 14 October 2011 ENFORCEMENT - National Control Plan extended to 2012
EU 12 October 2011 EFSA - Ensuring the delivery of solid scientific advice through safeguarding the independence of EFSA
EU 11 October 2011 FOOD SAFETY - Update on E.coli O104 outbreaks
EU 10 October 2011 QUALITY STANDARDS - Some products are more equal than others? MEPs debate food quality variations
UK 7 October 2011 ENFORCEMENT - Scottish Food Sampling Report for 2010 published
EU 3 October 2011 ADDITIVES / HEALTH CLAIMS - Council agrees adoption of new regulations
EU 3 October 2011 MEAT HYGIENE - EFSA completes first Opinion in meat inspection work

EU 29 September 2011 CLAIMS - Draft list of permitted Article 13.1 Health Claims, September 2011
EU 29 September 2011 LABELLING - Council enables consumers to make healthier dietary choices
EU 20 September 2011 ANIMAL FEED - Agency advises ministers on EU feed ban proposals
EU 16 September 2011 CONTAMINANTS - New EU Legislation as Regards Nitrate in Green Leafy Vegetables
EU 15 September 2011 CLAIMS - Update from the European Commission's Working Group meeting on nutrition and health claims, 12 September 2011
UK 15 September 2011 LABELLING - Expiry date for confusing date labels (DEFRA Press Release)
UK 15 September 2011 LABELLING - Guidance to end confusing date labels (FSA News Item)
INT 15 September 2011 WTO DISPUTE PROCEDURE - United States - Measures Concerning the Importation, Marketing and Sale of Tuna and Tuna Products
UK 15 September 2011 ADDITIVES - Guidance launched on removing food colours
EU 15 September 2011 FOOD SAFETY - Food imports from Egypt: ban on leguminous vegetables soon to be lifted
EU 13 September 2011 CONTAMINANTS - Ombudsman: Commission clarifies permitted food contamination levels after Fukushima nuclear
INT 4 - 9 July 2011 CODEX - Report of the thirty-fourth session of the Commission
EU 8 September 2011 GMOs - The Court rules on the conditions under which the French authorities could introduce a provisional prohibition on the cultivation of MON 810 maize
UK 7 September 2011 MEAT HYGIENE - Board decision on publication of meat audit reports
EU 6 September 2011 GMOs - Honey and food supplements containing pollen derived from a GMO are foodstuffs produced from GMOs which cannot be marketed without prior authorisation (ECJ Judgement)
UK 5 September 2011 MEAT HYGIENE - Update on impact of meat charging proposals
UK 1 September 2011 FOOD HYGIENE - Agency announces plan to unify food hygiene rating schemes

EU 30 August 2011 MEAT - Electronic identification of bovines to further strengthen food safety and animal health in the EU
UK 26 August 2011 HYGIENE/ADMINISTRATION - Approval of Establishments on Change of Food or Feed Business Operator (FBO)
EU 23 August 2011 ADDITIVES - EU restrictions on use of aluminium-containing food additives: request for information on associated costs
EU 23 August 2011 MEAT PRODUCTS/ADDITIVES - Update on the monitoring of the use of nitrites in meat products
UK 17 August 2011 MEAT HYGIENE - Revocation of the Authorised Officers (Meat Inspection) Regulations 1987 (England)
EU 12 August 2011 NOVEL FOODS - Edible Insect consumption: scope of the Novel Foods Regulation (EC) Regulation 258/97
EU 10 August 2011 GM FOOD - EFSA launches public consultation on draft guidance for the risk assessment of food and feed derived from GM animals and related animal health and welfare aspects
EU 8 August 2011 FOOD SAFETY - Commission welcomes Russia's decision to cancel temporary import requirements for fresh EU vegetables
EU 5 August 2011 PARNUTS - UK Consultation to seek views on European Commission's proposal for a regulation on food intended for infants and young children and on food for special medical purposes

EU 28 July 2011 CLAIMS - EFSA finalises the assessment of general function health claims
EU 28 July 2011 CLAIMS - Commission to present list of health claims by the end of the year after EFSA finalises its assessments
UK 28 July 2011 NOVEL FOODS - Views wanted on cockerel combs extract
UK 21 July 2011 FOOD SAFETY - Agency updates advice on E. coli O104
EU 19 July 2011 CONTAMINANTS - Contaminants in foodstuffs: maximum levels and official controls: Discussions at the Agriculture Council meeting
EU 19 July 2011 FOOD SAFETY - Follow-up to the E. coli outbreak: Discussions at the Agriculture Council meeting
EU 19 July 2011 CLAIMS - Update from the European Commission's Working Group meeting on nutrition and health claims, 18 July 2011
UK 15 July 2011 NOVEL FOODS - Views wanted on taxifolin
UK 15 July 2011 NOVEL FOODS - Views sought on modified starch ingredient
EU 14 July 2011 DESIGNATIONS - A trade mark containing the geographical indication 'Cognac' cannot be registered to designate a spirit drink not covered by that indication
EU 14 July 2011 LABELLING - European Commission's Proposal for a Regulation on The Provision of Food Information for Consumers - Update on the second reading of the dossier in the European Parliament
EU 14 July 2011 SPEECH - The EU and the challenges of the next decade in the food safety area (by Commissioner Dalli)
EU 14 July 2011 QUALITY PROMOTION - Green Paper on promoting the tastes of Europe
UK 13 July 2011 REGULATIONS - Agency Board response to farming task force
EU 12 July 2011 GEOGRAPHIC LABELLING - Georgia: Protection of geographical indications - Council action
UK 7 July 2011 FOOD SAFETY - Update on E.coli O104 outbreaks
EU 7 July 2011 ADMINISTRATION - EFSA launches public consultation on its Draft Policy on Independence and Scientific Decision-Making Processes
EU 6 July 2011 LABELLING - Food labels: clearer information for consumers: Parliament adopts proposal at second reading
EU 6 July 2011 LABELLING - Questions and Answers on the Food Information regulation
EU 6 July 2011 LABELLING - Statement by Commissioner John Dalli : The adoption of Food Information regulation is good news for consumers
EU 6 July 2011 BSE - Mad cow disease: EU must maintain strict controls, says Parliament
EU 5 July 2011 CONTAMINANTS - Discussion on reviewing the EU level for ochratoxin A (OTA) in wheat gluten
EU 5 July 2011 FOOD SAFETY - EFSA publishes report from its Task Force on the E. coli O104:H4 outbreaks in Germany and France in 2011 and makes further recommendations to protect consumers
EU 5 July 2011 FOOD SAFETY - E. coli outbreak: EU withdraws Egyptian seeds from the market and temporarily bans their import
EU 5 July 2011 LABELLING - Speech by Commission Dalli on Food Information to Consumers at the European Parliament Plenary
EU 5 July 2011 ADDITIVES - Member States' experts endorse Commission proposal to authorise steviol glycoside as a food additive
EU 4 July 2011 CONTAMINANTS - EU amends regulation governing imports of Japanese food and feed
EU 1 July 2011 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 (as amended) Implementing Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 as Regards the Increased Level of Official Controls on Imports of Certain Feed and Food of Non-Animal Origin (Non-POAO)
EU 1 July 2011 FORTIFICATION/PARNUTS - Addition of substances to the annexes to Directive 2002/46/EC on food supplements, Regulation (EC) 1925/2006 on fortified foods and Regulation (EC) 953/2009 on foods for particular nutritional uses
UK 1 July 2011 FOOD SAFETY - FSA advice on sprouted seeds and E.coli
INT 30 June - 1 July 2011 SPS COMMITTEE - Committee debates pros and cons of standard for lean meat additive

UK 30 June 2011 ENFORCEMENT - FVO audit to take place from 15 to 25 November 2011
UK 30 June 2011 ENFORCEMENT - Improved risk-based dairy inspections
EU 30 June 2011 CLAIMS - Commission welcomes publication of EFSA's fifth set of opinions on Article 13 claims
EU 29 June 2011 FOOD SAFETY - EFSA and ECDC highlight importance of cooking sprouts thoroughly to reduce risk of further E. coli O104 outbreaks
EU 28 June 2011 SAFETY - Follow-up to the E. coli outbreak - Discussions at the Agriculture Council of Ministers
EU 26 June 2011 FOOD SAFETY - EFSA sets up European task force to help investigate French E.coli outbreak
UK 25 June 2011 FOOD SAFETY - Updated sprouted beans statement
UK 23 June 2011 LABELLING - Research on allergy labelling use
EU 23 June 2011 CLAIMS - Update from the European Commission's Working Group meeting on nutrition and health claims, 20 June 2011
EU 22 June 2011 LABELLING - Consumers enabled to make healthier dietary choices: Results of discussions between Institutions
EU 21 June 2011 QUALITY LABELLING -Food quality labels: simpler rules for farmers, more clarity for customers
EU 20 June 2011 PARNUTS: Specialized food products : Commission's initiative to provide better information to consumers
EU 20 June 2011 PARNUTS - Questions and Answers on Commission proposal replacing current framework legislation on dietetic foods
EU 16 June 2011 VETERINARY CHECKS - Council conclusions - system of veterinary checks for meat imports
EU 13 June 2011 CLAIMS - European Commission Regulation (EU) 440/2011 on the authorisation and refusal of authorisation of certain health claims made on foods and referring to children's development and health
UK 10 June 2011 FOOD SAFETY - Agency update on E. coli outbreak in Germany
EU 8 June 2011 CLAIMS - Further Assessment of certain Article 13 (1) health claims
EU 7 June 2011 FOOD SAFETY - E. coli outbreak: lessons to be learnt for the future: Discussion in European Parliament
EU 7 June 2011 FOOD SAFETY - E. coli outbreak: Discussion at Extraordinary Agriculture Council Meeting
EU 6 June 2011 FOOD SAFETY - E-coli disease: Discussions at the Health Council Meeting
UK 6 June 2011 FOOD SAFETY - Agency update on E.coli outbreak in Germany
UK 4 June 2011 FOOD SAFETY - Agency update on E.coli outbreak in Germany
EU 4 June 2011 FOOD SAFETY - E Coli outbreak in Germany: Commission looks forward to concrete and fruitful discussion in upcoming Health Council
EU 2 June 2011 FOOD SAFETY - European Commission considers the Russian ban on imports of EU vegetables as disproportionate and requests its immediate withdrawal
EU 1 June 2011 FOOD SAFETY - Statement by Commissioner Dalli on the E. coli outbreak
EU 1 June 2011 FOOD SAFETY - Efforts intensify to identify source of E. coli outbreak in Germany as final tests clear Spanish cucumbers
UK 1 June 2011 FOOD SAFETY - Investigations continue into E. coli outbreak

EU 31 May 2011 CONTAMINANTS/PACKAGING - Bisphenol A: EU ban on baby bottles to enter into force tomorrow
EU 31 May 2011 FOOD SAFETY - E. coli outbreak in Germany on decline as test results on suspect cucumbers come out
EU 31 May 2011 FOOD SAFETY - Statement on the E. Coli outbreak issued by the Member States at the meeting of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (SCoFCAH)
EU 30 May 2011 CONTAMINANTS - Ombudsman asks Commission to clarify permitted food contamination levels after Fukushima nuclear accident
EU 27 May 2011 CONTAMINANTS - Food Contact Materials, Contaminants and Irradiation – Update Bulletin May 2011
EU 27 May 2011 FOOD SAFETY - E.Coli outbreak in Germany: Commission notifies Member States on one of the sources responsible for the contamination
UK 27 May 2011 FOOD SAFETY - Update on E. coli outbreak in Germany
INT 23 - 27 May 2011 CODEX - 6th Session of the FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for the Near East, Hammamet, Tunisia
EU 26 May 2011 ADDITIVES - EFSA to conduct a full risk assessment of aspartame
EU 26 May 2011 CLAIMS - Update from the European Commission's Working Group meeting on nutrition and health claims, 23 May 2011
UK 26 May 2011 FOOD SAFETY - E.coli outbreak in Germany
UK 25 May 2011 MEAT HYGIENE/ENFORCEMENT - Board agrees to take forward meat charging proposals
UK 24 May 2011 INCIDENTS – Annual Incidents report for 2010 published
EU 24 May 2011 CONTAMINATION - Food Safety: EU amends regulation governing imports of Japanese food and feed
UK 18 May 2011 PROCESSING - Proposed Extraction Solvents in Food (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2011
EU 17 May 2011 NOVEL FOODS - Statement of the Council's Legal Service
INT 17 May 2011 CODEX - Codex Alimentarius negotiations: Report by EU Presidency to the EU Council
UK 16 May 2011 LABELLING - 'Gluten-free' guide published
UK 13 May 2011 CLONING - Board update on clones and offspring
EU 13 May 2011 DESIGNATIONS - Quality products: Four Chinese agricultural products receive protected status in the EU
INT 9 - 13 May 2011 CODEX - 39th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Labelling, Québec, Canada
UK 9 May 2011 NOVEL FOODS - Views wanted on chia seeds
UK 6 May 2011 ENFORCEMENT - Food Law Practice Guidance published
INT 2 - 6 May 2011 CODEX - 16th Session of the Codex Committee on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables, Mexico City, Mexico
EU 2 May 2011 ADMINISTRATION - EFSA rolls out re-organisation programme to meet demands, optimise resources

UK 28 April 2011 CONTACT MATERIALS – Proposed Plastic Kitchenware (Conditions on Imports from China) (England) Regulations 2011
EU 26 April 2011 SUPPLEMENTS/FORTIFICATION - Update from Working Group meeting 15 April 2011 on food supplements and additions to foods
UK 21 April 2011 NANOTECHNOLOGY - Views on nanotechnology: research published
EU 19 April 2011 LABELLING - Food labelling: Parliament's Environment Committee sets out clearer rules
EU 19 April 2011 OFFICIAL CONTROL - Amendment to Regulation (EC) No. 669/2009 for July 2011
EU 19 April 2011 CLAIMS - Update after the European Commission's ad hoc Working Group meeting on further assessment of certain Article 13 health claims (e.g. probiotics), 14 April 2011
INT 11 - 16 April 2011 CODEX - 31st Session of the Codex Committee on Fish and Fishery Products, Tromsø, Norway
EU 12 April 2011 GMOs: EP0 Environment Committee strengthens legal grounds for cultivation bans
UK 12 April 2011 CONTAMINANTS - Imported food from Japan update
UK 11 April 2011 ENFORCEMENT - Primary Authority Scheme: National Businesses Pilot 2011
UK 11 April 2011 BSE - Joint consultation by the FSA, Defra and Welsh Assembly Government on proposed changes to BSE testing of cattle slaughtered for human consumption
INT 4 - 9 April 2011 CODEX - 43rd Session of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues, Beijing, China
EU 8 April 2011 LABELLING / GM FOOD - Food rules: what's cooking in the Parliament?
EU 8 April 2011 CLAIMS - Commission welcomes publication of EFSA's fourth set of opinions on Article 13 claims
EU 8 April 2011 CLAIMS - EFSA completes evaluation of further 442 ‘general function’ health claims
UK 7 April 2011 CONTAMINANTS - Japanese radiation update
EU 6 April 2011 CLAIMS - DHA in baby food: European Parliament approves health claim
EU 6 April 2011 IRRADIATION - EFSA assesses the safety of food irradiation
UK 4 April 2011 NOVEL FOODS - Views wanted on algal application
EU 4 April 2011 CLAIMS - Further assessment of certain Article 13(1) health claims: ad hoc meeting between European Commission and EU member states, 14 April 2011

EU 31 March 2011 CLAIMS - Health claims on foods: Council discussion of Commission's proposals
UK 31 March 2011 HYGIENE - FSA highlights raw milk rules
INT 30 and 31 March 2011 SPS COMMITTEE - Members take first steps on private standards in food safety, animal-plant health
EU 29 March 2011 NOVEL FOODS - Novel Foods talks collapse on Council refusal to label clone-derived products (Parliament' statement)
EU 29 March 2011 NOVEL FOODS - Statement by Commissioner Dalli on the lack of agreement in the conciliation procedure on the Novel Food Regulation (Commission's Statement)
EU 29 March 2011 NOVEL FOODS - Conciliation on novel foods failed (Council's Statement)
UK 25 March 2011 ENFORCEMENT - Launch of Food Standards Training Manual (Scotland)
EU 25 March 2011 CLAIMS - Update from the European Commission's Working Group meeting on nutrition and health claims, 21 March 2011
EU 25 March 2011 CONTAMINANTS - EFSA is closely monitoring the recent incident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan following the earthquake and tsunami that occurred in the northeast of the country on 11 March 2011
INT 21 - 25 March 2011 CODEX - 5th Session of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods, The Hague, The Netherlands
EU 24 March 2011 CONTAMINANTS - Food safety: the EU reinforces controls on imports from Japan
UK 23 March 2011 ADDITIVES - FSA Consultation on The Food Additives (England) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2011
UK 18 March 2011 QUALITY LABELLING - Traditional Cumberland sausages win protected status in Europe
EU 18 March 2011 ADDITIVES - EFSA encourages objective scientific debate on aspartame
INT 14 - 18 March 2011 CODEX - 43rd Session of the Codex Committee on Food Additives, Xiamen, China
EU 17 March 2011 NOVEL FOODS - Cloning for food: Council must accommodate public concerns
EU 17 March 2011 GM FOOD - Authorisation of three genetically modified varieties
EU 16 March 2011 CLAIMS - DHA in baby food: Environment Committee opposes health claim
EU 16 March 2011 HYGIENE - Court of Auditors Special Report: The Commission's management of the system of veterinary checks for meat imports following the 2004 hygiene legislation reforms
INT 7 – 11 March 2011 CODEX - 32nd Session of the Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling, Budapest, Hungary
EU 10 March 2011 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 (as amended) implementing Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 as regards the increased level of Official Controls on imports of certain feed and food of non-animal origin (Non-POAO)
UK 8 March 2011 MEAT HYGIENE - Movement restrictions on older cattle
INT 3 March 2011 ORIGIN MARKING / WINES and SPIRITS - Geographical indications draft completed swiftly but with 208 differences
UK 2 March 2011 MEAT HYGIENE - Guide to charges for official controls published

EU 28 February 2011 ADDITIVES - EFSA reviews two publications on the safety of artificial sweeteners
EU 25 February 2011 CONTACT MATERIALS - Bisphenol A: EU ban on use in baby bottles enters into force next week
INT 21 - 25 February 2011 CODEX - 22nd Session of the Codex Committee on Fats and Oils, Penang, Malaysia
EU 23 February 2011 CONTAMINANTS - Dioxin incident in Germany: Member States adopt a statement
EU 24 February 2011 CLAIMS - Update from the European Commission's Working Group meeting on nutrition and health claims, 22 February 2011
EU 23 February 2011 GMOs: Harmonisation of controls for GM material in feed endorsed by Member States
EU 21 February 2011 LABELLING - Council finalizes its first reading on new food labelling rules
EU 18 February 2011 CONTAMINANTS - February 2011 update on the draft EU legislation as regards nitrate in green leafy vegetables
EU 15 February 2011 QUALITY LABELLING - 1000th quality food name registered
EU 14 February 2011 ADMINISTRATION - Council adopts new comitology rules
EU 10 February 2011 GMOs - Commission to transmit to Council proposals to authorise three GM maize and one GM cotton products for food and feed
EU 9 February 2011 GMOs - In Advocate General Bot's opinion, honey containing pollen from MON 810 maize requires authorisation to be placed on the market as a food produced from a GMO
UK 28 February 2011 ENFORCEMENT - The extension of remedial action notices to all food establishments (England)
UK 22 February 2011 QUALITY LABELLING - Cornish pasties can't be pirated
UK 15 February 2011 HYGIENE - Guidance to prevent E.coli contamination
UK 8 February 2011 NOVEL FOODS - Views wanted on cockerel combs extract
UK 5 February 2011 ENFORCEMENT - Lord Young's report - Common Sense Common Safety
INT 1 - 4 February 2011 CODEX - 19th Session of the FAO/WHO Coordinating Committee for Africa, Accra, Ghana

EU 28 January 2011 LABELLING - Revision of the nutrition labelling directive - technical issues: guidance documents
EU 26 January 2011 ADDITIVES - EFSA revises assessment of consumer exposure to steviol glycosides
UK 26 January 2011 ENFORCEMENT - Delivery of official food safety controls to be reviewed
UK 26 January 2011 NOVEL FOODS - Views wanted on synthetic dihydrocapsiate
EU 25 January 2011 CLAIMS - Update from Working Group meeting 24 January 2011 on nutrition and health claims
EU 24 January 2011 CONTAMINANTS - Dioxin situation in Germany: Report to Council
UK 24 January 2011 ENFORCEMENT - Proposal to amend the frequency of certain official control inspections for on-farm dairy hygiene (England and Wales)
UK 17 January 2011 ADDITIVES -New draft regulations on food additives published: Purity criteria amendments
EU 17 January 2011 CONTAMINANTS - “Dioxin incident: what new measures could we envisage?” Speech by John DALLI Member of the European Commission, responsible for Health and Consumer Policy
EU 14 January 2011 NANOTECHNOLOGY - EFSA launches public consultation on guidance for the risk assessment of nanomaterials in food and feed
EU 13 January 2011 CONTAMINANTS - Update on dioxin contamination in Germany
UK 13 January 2011 CLONING - Views sought on 'novel' status of food from descendants of cloned cattle and pigs
INT 13 January 2011 ORIGIN MARKING / WINES and SPIRITS - Geographical indications talks produce first single draft
EU 12 January 2011 GMOs - “GMOs: guaranteeing safety is a priority”: Speech by John DALLI Member of the European Commission, responsible for Health and Consumer Policy
EU 7 January 2011 LABELLING - European Commission's Proposal for a Food Information Regulation (FiR) - Update on Discussions in Council Working Group meetings under the Belgian Presidency
EU 7 January 2011 CONTAMINANTS - Statement by John Dalli, Commissioner in charge of Health and Consumer Policy, on the dioxin incident in Germany
EU 7 January 2011 CONTAMINANTS - Update on dioxin contamination of pasteurised liquid eggs
EU 6 January 2011 CONTAMINANTS - Questions and Answers – Dioxin incident in Germany
EU 6 January 2011 CONTAMINANTS - Update on dioxin contamination of pig and poultry feed in Germany
EU 5 January 2011 CONTAMINANTS - Dioxin contamination in pig and poultry feed in Germany