Food Safety Authority

EU to provide daily sugar intake advice by 2020

17-May-2017 By Noli Dinkovski

The EU is to provide scientific advice on the daily intake of added sugar in food by 2020.

Europe’s regulations makes it global hub

17-Sep-2014 By Michelle Knott

Europe’s functional food legislation is slowing down development - but not stopping it, says Michelle Knott

Vitafoods offers perfect opportunity to network

21-Mar-2014 By Nicholas Robinson

Vitafoods is a chance to showcase new products, learn about market trends or network with potential suppliers and buyers, says Nicholas Robinson

Euro food firms welcome health claims vote

21-Mar-2012 By Mike Stones

European food and drink manufacturers have welcomed the vote by the European Parliament to reject an objection tabled against the list of permitted Article 13.1 health claims.

Moseley: Red tape may drive big business out of Europe

24-Dec-2010 By Rick Pendrous

The regulatory hoops and time it takes manufacturers to get novel foods or health claims approved are putting the future of the EU’s food and drink sector in jeopardy, the new president of the Food and Drink Federation has warned. 

Industry calls for more meat waste in the food chain

04-Oct-2010 By Rick Pendrous

More meat waste could enter the animal feed chain next year, if the EU relaxes controls introduced in the wake of the BSE crisis in 1994.  

Antioxidant health claims will be very hard to prove, say scientists

01-Mar-2010

Academics specialising in phytochemicals say they are "not at all surprised" the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has rejected generic health...

Better science needed for health claims

01-Dec-2009

The European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA) recent rejection of about 70% of over 500 article 13.1 health claims was met with roars of disbelief from...

Health claims labelling needs to speak consumers' language

24-Jul-2009

There is still some uncertainty about how the scientific wording of health claims approved by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) will be...

Struggle to meet deadline for health claims

02-Mar-2009 By Elaine Watson

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) will struggle to meet its deadline for assessing the health claims it is processing under article 13.1 of...

Industry fears a rash of health claims rejections

24-Feb-2009

Fears that the number of health claims permitted in the EU could be slashed under new legislation have risen as the European Food Safety Authority...

Irish cattle consumed dioxin-contaminated feed

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...

Bans and safety issues: the nanotech debate heats up

29-Oct-2008 By Rick Pendrous

The European Food Safety Authority calls for individual assessment of nanomaterials

Get safety down to a science

28-May-2008 By Rick Pendrous

Base Food safety decisions on science and risk not politics, says EFSA chairman

FSA recommends ban on Southampton study colours

10-Apr-2008 By Rod Addy

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) will urge the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to move to ban food colourings highlighted in a Southampton...

Back to the drawing board for EFSA over flavouring risk

23-Jul-2007

Hundreds of flavourings may have to be reassessed by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) after it emerged that statistical models used to...

EU food safety agency to speed up advice

27-Feb-2007

More timely advise on the risks associated with food scares should emerge as the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) sets about streamlining the...

Cash promise puts EFSA budget freeze on ice

26-Jun-2006 By Elaine Watson

Fears that the European Food Safety Authority would not be able to meet its commitments next year after a budget freeze have been allayed following...