EU SPECIALTY FOOD INGREDIENTS
Specialty food ingredients have technological and/or functional benefits and are essential in providing today’s consumer with a wide range of tasty, safe, healthy, affordable, qualitative and sustainably produced food. They are key segment in the European food industry that is used in many of consumer foods and have consequently become part of our daily life.
EU Specialty Food Ingredients is THE voice of specialty food ingredients in Europe. EU Specialty Food Ingredients represents its members by:
– Engaging with authorities for the continued development of a fair regulatory environment;
– Being a transparent and credible partner, committed to science and knowledge sharing;
– Developing understanding of the role and benefits that specialty food ingredients play today and tomorrow, starting with food manufacturers.
And thus: increasing trust in specialty food ingredients towards the relevant stakeholders.
2026-02 SAFE USE OF FOOD ADDITIVES – EUROPEAN COMMISSION FACTSHEET
The European Commission has recently published a very clear factsheet on food additives, how they are regulated and should be labelled in the European Union. EU Specialty Food Ingredients welcomes this initiative that sets the record straight about these key components of the food value...
2026-02 EU Council meeting on the single market and EU competitiveness
Following yesterday’s informal EU Council meeting on the single market and EU competitiveness, EU Specialty Food Ingredients welcomes Member States' focus on creating a favourable regulatory environment, simplifying EU regulatory burden, protecting strategic industries, and reducing dependencies. We also appreciate the efforts towards fostering a...
2026-01 EU Specialty Food Ingredients appoints new Secretary General
EU Specialty Food Ingredients is delighted to announce the appointment of Caroline Rey as its new Secretary General, effective on 1st January 2026, following the decision by the former Secretary General, Maryse Hervé, to focus on her role of ECCO’s Managing Director and consultant. Caroline...
2026-01 EFSA Publishes Updated Guidance on Food Additive Assessment
In the European Union, all additives must be assessed and declared safe by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) before they can be authorised for use in food and drinks1. EFSA has released its updated Guidance on the scientific data requirements for applications for the...
EU Specialty Food Ingredients Activities
Latest Updates from EU Specialty Food Ingredients
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09-02 EU Advanced Fermentation Conference
-On 9th February, the EU Specialty Food Ingredients team attends the European Commission's EU Advanced Fermentation Conference.
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26-11 FOOD CHEMICALS OCCURENCE DATA
-An expert from EU Specialty Food Ingredients participates in the 14th meeting of the Discussion Group on Chemical Occurrence Data.
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24-11 EFSA 8TH STAKEHOLDER FORUM
-EU Specialty Food Ingredients’ delegates participate in the EFSA annual Stakeholder Forum “Advancing risk assessment together: faster delivery, uncompromised safety”.
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05-11 LEGISLATION ON FOOD IMPROVEMENT AGENTS
-Members of EU Specialty Food Ingredients receive an update from DG SANTE on recent legislative advancements concerning food additives and other food improvement agents.
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