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

2026-03 Shaping the Future of Food: The value of EU Specialty Food Ingredients membership

EU Specialty Food Ingredients has published a new video bringing together testimonials from its members, sharing their perspectives on the added value of association membership in today’s complex food landscape. Through their voices, members highlight the importance of cooperation, timely access to regulatory insight, scientific...

2026-02 SAFE USE OF FOOD ADDITIVES – EUROPEAN COMMISSION FACTSHEET

The European Commission has recently published a very clear factsheet on food additives, how they are regulated and should be labelled in the European Union.  EU Specialty Food Ingredients welcomes this initiative that sets the record straight about these key components of the food value...

2026-02 EU Council meeting on the single market and EU competitiveness

Following yesterday’s informal EU Council meeting on the single market and EU competitiveness, EU Specialty Food Ingredients welcomes Member States' focus on creating a favourable regulatory environment, simplifying EU regulatory burden, protecting strategic industries, and reducing dependencies. We also appreciate the efforts towards fostering a...

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...

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