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2025-04 Safety of food additives is carefully assessed by EFSA
Food additives are subject to an assessment of their safety before they are permitted for use in foods and beverages. In accordance with EU legislation, the assessment shall be carried on single additives.[1] However, this should not be interpreted as the EU legislator failing to...
2025-03 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NOVEL FOOD REGULATION â EU SPECIALTY FOOD INGREDIENTS HELD A PANEL DEBATE
On 27th March 2025, EU Specialty Food Ingredients held a Panel Debate to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Novel Food Regulation, which was published in December 2015 with the aim to improve the conditions for bringing new and innovative food and food ingredients to the EU...
2025-03 FOCUS ON FOOD ADDITIVES AND THEIR POTENTIAL COMBINED USES
EU Specialty Food Ingredients has prepared a short paper that complements the statement titled âThe EU assessment of food chemical mixturesâ with a focus on food additives. The advancement of EFSA scientific methodologies for assessing chemical mixtures and the sensible legislative approach ensure that risk...
2025-03 INNOVATION IN FOODS, 10 YEARS AFTER EXPO MILANO
âInnovationâ has regained prominence in EU policy circles and a key strategic goal as Europe seeks to assert its competitive edge in the global market. However, this is not new. In October 2015, the European Commission hosted a milestone conference titled âInnovation in Foodsâ at...
2025-02 Press Release: Wanted: High-performing EFSA for the safety assessment of specialty food ingredients
Brussels, 12th February 2025: For the first time since its creation, and following the implementation of the Transparency Regulation[1], the European Commission is evaluating the performance of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).[2]Â This is a unique opportunity to foster a cutting-edge and safe specialty food...
2025-01 WANTED: PRACTICAL EFSA TO ASSESS SPECIALTY FOOD INGREDIENTSâ SAFETY IN REAL-WORLD SETTINGS!
The European Commission is evaluating the performance of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) for the first time. In the European Union (EU), most specialty food ingredients must first undergo a premarket authorisation process including a safety assessment from EFSA, before being allowed to be...