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2020-04 European Specialty Food Ingredients manufacturers are reinforcing their operation processes to secure stable food production in light of Covid-19 outbreak
The unexpected outbreak of Covid-19 has changed many aspects of our life that we all took for granted. In this unprecedented time, it is more essential than ever to secure stability of food supply for all European citizens. This is why European specialty food ingredients...
2020-03 EUROPEAN INDUSTRIES WELCOME THE NEW INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY FOR EUROPE
Industry4Europe, a coalition of 154 sector Associations representing the diversity of the EU’s industrial base, including EU Specialty Food Ingredients, is pleased to receive the publication by the European Commission of its much-awaited New Industrial Strategy for Europe. The European Commission has presented an EU Industrial...
2020-03 EU SPECIALTY FOOD INGREDIENTS ELECTS A NEW PRESIDENT
At its Board meeting on 3rd March 2020, EU Specialty Food Ingredients elected a new President, Mr Geert Maesmans, Director Research, Development and Innovation at Cargill Texturizing Solutions, as a successor to Mr Gerard Lynch. “On behalf of our association, I would like to sincerely thank Gerard...
2020-02 EU Specialty Food Ingredients welcomes the change of the European Commission’s approach to the concept of exclusive right of reference to the proprietary data
EU Specialty Food Ingredients welcomes the European Commission’s re-thinking of the concept of ‘exclusive right of reference’ in the EU Health Claims and Novel Foods legislation. The Commission now considers that the protection of proprietary data can be applied to studies which have been published...
2020-01 European Food Forum exchange of views with USA Secretary of Agriculture
On 27 January took place in the European Parliament in Brussels an interesting exchange of views on Sustainable Supply Chains, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Waste, between Mr Sonny Purdue, USA Secretary of Agriculture and the newly established European Food Forum (EFF), of which EU Specialty...
2019-12 ANIMAL STUDIES REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING PRODUCTS SUITABLE FOR VEGAN DIET
Upon request from their customers of the food and drink industry, suppliers of specialty food ingredients may issue statements implying that their company has not conducted animal studies for the pre-market approval of the said ingredients. In the case of generic ingredients, i.e. not related...