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.

News

2025-03 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NOVEL FOOD REGULATION – 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 “The EU assessment of food chemical mixtures” 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

‘Innovation’ 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 “Innovation in Foods” 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] This is a unique opportunity to foster a cutting-edge and safe specialty food...

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EU Specialty Food Ingredients Activities

Latest Updates from EU Specialty Food Ingredients

  • 20-03 CCFA

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    A delegate of EU Specialty Food Ingredients attends the 55th session of the Codex Committee on Food Additives in Seoul. The session starts with a meeting of the WG on the General Standard for Food Additives and lasts until 28th March.

  • 06-03 FOOD 2030 AND BEYOND

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    At the invitation of DG RTD, a representative of EU Specialty Food Ingredients participates in a workshop aiming at mobilising a wide diversity of actors to showcase achievements and explore future solutions and R&I orientations in the context of Food 2030.

  • 21-02 AGRI-FOOD CODE 2.0 WORKSHOP

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    As one of the first signatories of the EU Code of Conduct for responsible food and marketing practices, EU Specialty Food Ingredients participates in a workshop to brainstorm how the Code can help deliver the European Commission’s vision for agri-food and help achieve sustainable and resilient food systems to 2029 and beyond.

  • 20-02 MARKET ACCESS

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    EU Specialty Food Ingredients participates to DG Trade SPS Market Access Working Group meeting.

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