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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...
2025-12 EU cardiovascular health plan
The European Commission has published this week its long-anticipated EU cardiovascular health plan: the Safe Hearts Plan, to respond to an important health challenge. EU Specialty Food Ingredients is committed to contributing to healthier diets through food reformulation and to maintaining an open, science-based dialogue...
2025-12 “HANDS ON” 2025 REGULATORY TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR EU SPECIALTY FOOD INGREDIENTS’ MEMBERS
Once again, this year, a highly practical training programme was implemented to help onboard new staff from member companies and associations, as well as to expand and deepen the expertise of regulatory professionals. About 200 of them have joined our dedicated webinars about: The EU...