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.
2026-04 EU Specialty Food Ingredients at CCFA56
The 56th session of the Codex Committee on Food Additives (CCFA) took place between 13th and 17th April in Chongqing, China. EU Specialty Food Ingredients was represented by the Chair of our CCFA working group as well as by a working group expert, who are...
2026-04 Joint Industry Statement – The EU Biotech Act II
Nearly 40 European, national, and regional industry organisations —including EU Specialty Food Ingredients— have come together to underline the crucial significance of the Biotech Act II. Their joint position paper emphasises the urgent need for comprehensive and globally ambitious legislation to facilitate biomanufacturing scale-up and...
2026-03 Shaping the Future of Food: The value of EU Specialty Food Ingredients membership
EU Specialty Food Ingredients has published a new video bringing together testimonials from its members, sharing their perspectives on the added value of association membership in today’s complex food landscape. Through their voices, members highlight the importance of cooperation, timely access to regulatory insight, scientific...
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...
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Latest Updates from EU Specialty Food Ingredients
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12-05 DG SANTE Advisory Group
-A representative of EU Specialty Food Ingredients attends the plenary meeting of the Advisory Group on the Sustainability of Food Systems in Brussels. This will be the opportunity for our federation to receive an update on iter alia the Food & Feed Safety Simplification Package or the implementation of the Safe Hearts Plan.
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29-04 Stakeholder Workshop on Biotech Act 2
-EU Specialty Food Ingredients attends the Stakeholder Workshop on Biotech Act II organised by DG GROW to collect stakeholder input on the design of Biotech Act II, with a focus on industrial biotechnology and biomanufacturing and on removing Single Market barriers that hinder scale‑up, investment and deployment in the EU.
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25-03 Food 2040 for competitive, sustainable and resilient food systems
-EU Specialty Food Ingredients' Secretary General attends the workshop “Food 2040 for competitive, sustainable and resilient food systems" organised by DG Research and Innovation.
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24-03 CBE JU Stakeholder Forum 2026
-A representative from EU Specialty Food Ingredients attends the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking Stakeholder Forum 2026, focused on the future of circular bio-based innovation in Europe.
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