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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...
2019-12 EU Specialty Food Ingredients at the 41st Session of the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU)
EU Specialty Food Ingredients' delegation attended the 41st Session of the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU) which was held from 24 till 29 November in Düsseldorf, Germany. During the year EU Specialty Food Ingredients contributed to the development of...
2019-11 LONG -TERM STRATEGY FOR EUROPE’S INDUSTRIAL FUTURE
Industry4Europe, a broad coalition of 146 sectors, including EU Specialty Food Ingredients, believes that the European Union now needs an ambitious industrial strategy to help compete with other global regions – such as China, India and the USA – that have already put industry at the...
2019-11 ELECTIONS OF A NEW BOARD OF EU SPECIALTY FOOD INGREDIENTS
At its AGM on 13th November 2019, EU Specialty Food Ingredients elected a new Board for a one-year term. Mr Gerard Lynch (R&D leader, systems & Texturants, Emulsifiers & Sweeteners Technology and Innovation at DuPont Nutrition & Health), is appointed President. Mrs. Marie-Laure Empinet...
2019-11 EU SPECIALTY FOOD INGREDIENTS WELCOME A NEW MEMBER
GIVAUDAN’s application for membership to EU Specialty Food Ingredients was unanimously supported by the General Assembly of Members on 13th November 2019. “We are very pleased that Givaudan joins our association”, commented Maryse Hervé, Secretary General. “EU Specialty Food Ingredients now counts 21 leading producers...
2019-10 THE UPCOMING EUROPEAN GREEN DEAL
In her Political Guidelines for the next European Commission 2019-2024, Mrs. von der Leyen, President-Elect of the European Commission, has announced that she will propose a European Green Deal in her first 100 days in office, with the aim to have Europe to strive for...