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.
2024-11 EU REFERENCE LABORATORY FOR FOOD IMPROVEMENT AGENTS
On 1st August 2024, Sciensano (Belgium) was appointed by the European Commission as the EU Reference Laboratory for Food Improvement Agents (EURL FIA). As EURL FIA, Sciensano has the following responsibilities: provide scientific and technical assistance to the European Commission; coordinate and supervise the network of National Reference...
2024-10 WEBINAR ON THE PROPOSED REGULATION ON PACKAGING & PACKAGING WASTE
Learn about the potential obligations that may arise in the future for manufacturers of specialty food ingredients under the proposed Regulation on packaging and packaging waste: in this webinar, an expert from CEFIC provided members of EU Specialty Food Ingredients with valuable insights on key...
2024-10 LABELLING OF SPECIALTY FOOD INGREDIENTS IN THE CONTEXT OF ALLERGY, INTOLERANCE & OTHER HEALTH CONDITIONS
EU Specialty Food Ingredients has prepared a comprehensive brochure for its members that focuses on the labelling of specialty food ingredients in relation to allergies, intolerances, and other health conditions. This informative document uses real-life examples to clearly explain the regulatory provisions that apply to...
2024-10 Five requests towards a sustainable, resilient and innovative EU food system
EU Specialty Food Ingredients urges the EU decision makers to remain committed in delivering within this new mandate an ambitious, innovative, achievable, and coherent Sustainable Food System Framework (SFSF) proposal enhancing the sustainability, resilience and innovation of the EU food and food ingredients industries in...
EU Specialty Food Ingredients Activities
Latest Updates from EU Specialty Food Ingredients
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20-11 CODE OF CONDUCT
-The European Commission holds a meeting between the signatories (incl. EU Specialty Food Ingredients) of the Code of Conduct on Responsible Food Business and Marketing Practices and the wider Community.
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20-11 INTERNATIONAL TRADE
-DG TRADE organises a SPS Market Access meeting, attended by an EU Specialty Food Ingredientsâ representative.
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14-11 FOOD SYSTEM MONITORING FRAMEWORK
-A delegate from EU Specialty Food Ingredients attends a meeting of DG SANTE Advisory Group dedicated to a presentation by the JRC on the report on a food system monitoring framework.
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12-11 DG GROW CONFERENCE
-A delegate from EU Specialty Food Ingredients follows the most welcomed conference Advancing bio-based innovations in the food industry: Focus on fermentation organised by DG GROW.
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