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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...
2025-11 EFSA: INNOVATION, SPEED, JOINING FORCES
EU Specialty Food Ingredients welcomes the emphasis on "Innovation, Speed, and Joining Forces" as the three key performance pillars highlighted by EFSA Executive Director N. Kriz at this year's EFSA Stakeholder Forum. Mr. Kriz concluded his remarks to the Forum by stressing the importance of...
2025-11 URGENT ACTION FOR A MORE EFFICIENT EU RISK ASSESSMENT: SECURING AGRI-FOOD COMPETITIVENESS AND INNOVATION
By co-signing an industry letter to Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné, Commissioners Valdis Dombrovskis (Economy and Productivity; Implementation and Simplification), Ekaterina Zaharieva (Startups, Research and Innovation), and Christophe Hansen (Agriculture and Food), EU Specialty Food Ingredients continues to urge the European Commission to take concerns about...