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2024-06 Infographic: Benefits of selected specialty food ingredients for gut health

EU Specialty Food Ingredients is pleased to join today the celebrations for World Microbiome Day. The gut microbiome, which includes bacteria, fungi and viruses in the digestive system, is vital for digestion and wellbeing. Several factors, including lifestyle, age, the environment, medications and, most importantly,...

2024-06 Happy World Food Safety Day 2024

This year again, EU Specialty Food Ingredients is celebrating World Food Safety Day, organised by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to raise awareness of the importance of food safety and to inspire action to...

2024-06 A NEW PRESIDENT APPOINTED AT EU SPECIALTY FOOD INGREDIENTS

At its Board meeting on 4th June 2024, EU Specialty Food Ingredients has appointed a new President, Mr Huub Scheres (Director Science & Regulatory Advocacy at IFF), as a successor to Mr Geert Maesmans (Cargill). “On behalf of our association, I would like to sincerely thank Geert...

2024-03 INNOVATION IN FOOD PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY: THE CASE OF PROTEINS

At the European Food Forum event hosted by MEPs Mr Asim Ademov and Ms. Irène Tolleret at the European Parliament on 21st March, Mr. Petr Mensik, who oversees Nutrition at EU Specialty Food Ingredients, presented introductory remarks on the topic of 'Innovation in food processing...

2024-03 SAFETY ASSESSMENT OF FOOD ADDITIVES – REVIEWING PROCEDURE PROGRESS

The Info Session “(Re-) evaluating food additives” organised by EFSA on 19-20 March in Parma allows EU Specialty Food Ingredients to provide feedback on the progress made in the safety assessment procedure of food additives and to offer suggestions for improvement for preparation and dissemination...

2024-03 THE ANTWERP DECLARATION FOR A EUROPEAN INDUSTRIAL DEAL

In the context of the EU industrial summit held in Antwerp (Belgium) on 20 February, several companies and organisations have signed ‘The Antwerp Declaration for a European Industrial Deal’ to Belgian Prime Minister, Alexander De Croo and Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen.  EU Specialty...