27-Apr-2009 By Elaine Watson
Industry heads to meet EU experts to discuss assessment of health claims applications
27-Apr-2009 By Elaine Watson
Securing regulatory approval for marketing novel foods in Europe should become faster and - in many cases - cheaper and simpler next spring,...
20-Apr-2009 By Elaine Watson
Lobbying efforts to extend the use of high intensity sweeteners into new food categories have stepped up a gear as bakery and confectionery firms...
01-Apr-2009 By Rod Addy
Negotiating the way through the food and drink labelling maze is no mean feat for manufacturers. Rod Addy reports on the ongoing debate
Tories welcome delay on food labelling voting
23-Mar-2009 By Rick Pendrous
The delay to further voting on food labelling legislation by a European Parliament (EP) specialist committee until the new parliament is formed in...
Fish oil suppliers prepare for new hygiene rules
23-Mar-2009 By Elaine Watson
EU importers have begun stockpiling omega-3 fish oil supplies to prevent shortages ahead of changes to European hygiene legislation in May.However,...
24-Feb-2009
Decision on front of pack labelling schemes likely to be delayed pending European election
We need holistic laws
24-Feb-2009
The Confederation of the Food and Drink Industries of the EU (CIAA) hopes that its proposals for a more "holistic" approach to regulation will be...
Food producers support environmental initiative
23-Feb-2009 By Rick Pendrous
Europe’s food producers are behind a roundtable initiative pursuing a more co-ordinated supply chain approach to environmental issues, responding...
Commission revises front of pack labelling proposals
16-Feb-2009 By Rick Pendrous
The European Commission (EC) may accept a smaller font size than the 3mm prescribed in its original Food Information regulation (FIR) mandatory front...
02-Feb-2009 By Rod Addy
£1bn worth of chilled food could be hit by European Commission (EC) proposals to ban the sale of chilled poultry products containing defrosted...
05-Jan-2009 By Elaine Watson
Half of the applications to make health claims under article 13.1 of the EU Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation do not include sufficient...
Out with the old columnist
02-Jan-2009
There are a number of changes this year: new legislation; a new European Commission; a new European Parliament; and a new columnist for this spot -...
02-Jan-2009 By Rick Pendrous
European Parliament committee proposals challenge Food Standards Authority scheme
02-Jan-2009 By Hayley Brown
In a bid to tackle food waste, the government-funded Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) is urging bakery manufacturers to take advantage...
22-Dec-2008 By Hayley Brown
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI), is in consultation with the Irish Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (DAFF), after it...
Scottish council calls for more migrant workers
08-Dec-2008 By Rod Addy
Migration advisors are under pressure from the Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI) to lift restrictions on migrant workers entering...
Retailers jump flavouring gun
04-Dec-2008
Food retailers are pre-empting new EU regulation and telling suppliers to avoid using certain flavouring substances before they have even been vetted...
Island mentality
04-Dec-2008
Just off the coast of Northern France lie the Channel Islands: Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark and a few others whose tiny populations apparently...
Naturally beneficial
04-Dec-2008
Sourcing and utilising new natural ingredients is a costly and complex business
Industry embarks on last-ditch attempt to derail pesticides Regulation
17-Nov-2008 By Elaine Watson
The Crop Protection Association (CPA) and key food industry organisations are calling for Gordon Brown to insist on the inclusion of a ‘safeguard...
03-Nov-2008 By Hayley Brown
Over-regulation is threatening the very survival of the UK’s food and drink industry, Conservative shadow agriculture minister Jim Paice warned...
29-Oct-2008 By Rod Addy
Plans to stop another sudan 1 recall
He ain't heavy - he's my new mid-sized 600g loaf
29-Oct-2008
Bakery giant Warburtons is launching a 600g loaf format, following monumental changes in UK legislation.According to The Bread Acts of 1822 and 1836,...
CAP changes could interfere with competition
27-Oct-2008 By Rick Pendrous
Production subsidies in some Members States will continue to distort competition across the EU when the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) ‘Health...
MPs thrash out details of pesticides Regulation
27-Oct-2008 By Elaine Watson
The House of Commons’ All Party Science and Technology Group will meet tomorrow evening (October 28) to discuss the impact of proposed changes to...
29-Sep-2008 By Elaine Watson
EU pesticide proposals could affect feed prices and impact meat and dairy industry
29-Sep-2008
Back in May 2007 the European Commission published a Recommendation (2007/331/EC) on the monitoring of acrylamide levels in food. This directed...
Food industry in last-ditch bid to halt pesticides Regulation
23-Sep-2008
The food industry has engaged in a last ditch attempt to halt the progress of EU proposals to restrict pesticide use, which it claims could cause...
EU pesticide regulation threatens British wine
08-Sep-2008 By Hayley Brown
The UK’s wine-making industry is under threat as proposed EU legislation to restrict the use of pesticides will hamper competition and could wipe...
Europe's novel food list comes under fire
29-Aug-2008
Europe's health product manufacturers have expressed concern over the European Commission's recently published Novel Food Catalogue. The...
29-Aug-2008
Just in case there is anyone who doesn't believe in the maxim 'There ain't no such thing as a free lunch', the law has come to their aid. The...
Size matters for refrigerated trailers
26-Aug-2008 By Rick Pendrous
Transport pressure group Transfrigoroute has called for the length of refrigerated trailers allowed to travel across Europe to be extended slightly...
Pesticide regulation may make wheat price soar
11-Aug-2008 By Elaine Watson
Wheat prices could rise by almost a third, causing the price of a loaf to soar to record highs, if new EU proposals to restrict pesticide use are...
Pesticide proposals could cause catastrophe
04-Aug-2008 By Elaine Watson
Regulators must delay controversial proposals to restrict EU pesticide use to avoid sending food prices into the stratosphere, the European Crop...
29-Jul-2008
The European Commission has published draft legislation outlining how it will streamline, simplify and modernise its Common Agricultural Policy
Meat processors welcome relaxed cattle controls
21-Jul-2008 By Rick Pendrous
Britain’s meat processors have welcomed European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) recommendations to relax controls on cattle for bovine spongiform...
The big interview: Henry Hussell, Cargill
21-Jul-2008
Adaptation is the key to tapping the rich and competitive vein that is the bulk sweetener market. Meet Henry Hussell, head of marketing at Cargill Sweetness
30-Jun-2008 By Rick Pendrous
Road hauliers in the UK, which pay twice the diesel duty of competitors in other EU Member States, are pressurising the government to ease the...
Pesticide rules threaten production of certain foodstuffs
23-Jun-2008 By Rick Pendrous
European Commission (EC) proposals to ban certain pesticides in the EU could halt production of some foods currently made in Europe and similar foods...
16-Jun-2008 By Rick Pendrous
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) Board last week agreed that clarity of front-of-pack food labelling was more important than a “proscriptive”...
Happy ending to fish oil hygiene row?
03-Jun-2008
Omega-3 fish oil suppliers are hopeful that a compromise will be struck this month that will end a legal dispute threatening fish oil supplies into...
Organic waste
03-Jun-2008
Has the European Commission gone loco with its organic logo plans? Certainly, many of the leading champions of the organic movement believe that it...
28-May-2008 By Rick Pendrous
Farmers slam EU's zero tolerance approach
28-May-2008 By Elaine Watson
Tate & Lyle faces some serious competition as indian rival enters the sucralose market
28-May-2008
Risk averse laws let good food go to waste
29-Apr-2008 By Elaine Watson
Food firm defends plant's move to Poland
Unclear front-of-pack nutrition labels could prove barrier to trade
29-Apr-2008
The lack of clarity on front-of-pack nutrition labelling in the new EU food information Regulation could be an indirect barrier to trade and a...
EU policy revisions could let allergens through
07-Apr-2008 By Rick Pendrous
Plans to revise the EU’s Novel Food Regulation could allow products which cause unexpected allergic reactions among UK consumers onto supermarket...
EU pesticides regulation could put further pressure on food prices
07-Apr-2008 By Elaine Watson
If new rules restricting pesticide use in the EU are approved, food prices in Europe could rise sharply as crop yields fall, according to the...
