- On July 2, 2025, the European Commission published a new Communication entitled “a strategy to position the EU as the world’s most attractive place for life sciences by 2030.” Recognizing
Re-evaluation of Acesulfame K (E 950) as Food Additive
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- Currently, acesulfame K (E 950) is an authorized food additive in the European Union (EU) in 34 food categories with maximum permitted levels ranging from 25 to 2500 mg/kg in
First EU Application Submitted for Lab-Grown Meat Product as Novel Food
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- French start-up, Gourmey, has submitted the EU’s first application for novel food approval of a cultivated meat product, duck foie gras, which it is offering in both a pâté “semi-cuit”
FDA Publishes Stance on Titanium Dioxide in Food
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- On March 4, 2024, FDA published a webpage discussing the use of titanium dioxide (TiO2) as a color additive in foods. The webpage, which references a color additive petition requesting
EFSA Assesses Hazards for Water Use in the Produce Sector
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- In a report published November 3, 2023, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) asked the Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ) for a scientific opinion on the microbiological hazards associated with
The Netherlands Provides Taste Testing of Cell-Cultivated Meat and Seafood
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- Although some consider the Netherlands to be the birthplace of cultivated meat, cultivated meat has not yet received pre-market approval in the European Union (EU). Nevertheless, the Netherlands has forged
Glyphosate Moves Towards Reapproval in the E.U.
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- Glyphosate’s current approval as an herbicide in the European Union (EU) is set to expire on December 15, 2023. In a decision which marked a key step towards a renewal
EU Revises Lead and Cadmium Limits
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EFSA Declares Mealworms Safe for Human Consumption
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- The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) released a scientific opinion in the EFSA Journal on January 13, 2021 evaluating the safety of dried yellow mealworm (Tenebrio molitor larva) and
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EFSA Issues Report to Calm Fears of COVID-19 Transmission Through Food; FDA Posts a Brief Q&A With Routine Food Safety Recommendations
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- The world’s food regulatory authorities have had a more limited role in responding to the rapid spread of the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) than their counterparts involved with drugs and devices/diagnostic