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.
2025-05 FERMENTATION, ONE OF THE VARIOUS TECHNOLOGIES USED TO PRODUCE SPECIALTY FOOD INGREDIENTS
Fermentation is a multifaceted technology used in the production of various specialty food ingredients, including food additives, novel food ingredients, proteins, and nutrients such as vitamins and human-identical milk oligosaccharides. For detailed information about fermentation-produced specialty food ingredients, their safety, labelling, and sustainability aspects, please...
2025-05 SPECIALTY FOOD INGREDIENTS IN THE CONTEXT OF ALLERGY, INTOLERANCES & OTHER HEALTH CONDITIONS
On 12th May, over 50 members of EU Specialty Food Ingredients participated in an internal webinar focused on the labelling requirements for specialty food ingredients in relation to allergy, intolerances, and other health conditions. The webinar provided an in-depth analysis of the EU legal framework,...
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 – 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...
EU Specialty Food Ingredients Activities
Latest Updates from EU Specialty Food Ingredients
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16-05 DG SANTE ADVISORY GROUP ON SUSTAINABILITY OF FOOD SYSTEMS
-The Plenary meeting of the Advisory Group gives the opportunity to EU Specialty Food Ingredients to hear about the follow-up to the Vision for Agriculture and Food, the state of play of EFSA’s performance evaluation and of the preparation for the European Biotech Act.
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14-05 JEF-IPCEI Workshop on Biotechnologies
-A representative of EU Specialty Food Ingredients participates to the working group on Biotechnologies of the Joint European Forum on IPCEI (JEF-IPCEI), led jointly by Estonia, Germany and Finland and supported by the European Commission. The workshop focuses on the potential establishment of one (or multiple) IPCEI candidates in the field of biotechnologies and considers inter alia key components for food.
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08-05 A VISION FOR AGRICULTURE AND FOOD
-A delegate from EU Specialty Food Ingredients participates in the Conference on the Vision for Agriculture and Food in Brussels. The event aims at start shaping an attractive, resilient, future-oriented EU agricultural and food sector for current future generations, focusing on key initiatives outlined in the Vision.
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10-04 ABS CONSULTATION FORUM
-A representative of EU Specialty Food Ingredients attends the 9th meeting of the ABS Consultation Forum.
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