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EU Considers Benefits of New Genomic Techniques

Posted on April 30, 2021

On April 29, 2021, the European Commission published a study considering the status of “new genomic techniques” (NGTs) under EU law. The study defined NGTs as techniques for altering genetic

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EFSA Declares Mealworms Safe for Human Consumption

Posted on January 15, 2021

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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US-UK Equivalency Agreement for Organic Products Enters into Effect

Posted on January 8, 2021

Effective January 1, 2021, a new US-UK equivalence agreement ensures that organic products certified to either USDA or UK standards may be labelled and sold as organic in both countries.

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FDA and the European Commission Finalize First Food Safety Equivalence Determinations Permitting Trade of Molluscan Shellfish

Posted on September 28, 2020

As previously reported on this blog, on March 8, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a proposed determination that the European Union (EU) food safety control

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European Commission Announces Adoption of Biodiversity and Farm to Fork Strategies

Posted on May 22, 2020

On May 20, 2020 the European Commission announced its adoption of the Biodiversity Strategy and a Farm to Fork Strategy. As core parts of the European Green New Deal,

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France Publishes Order Suspending Sale of Foods Containing Titanium Dioxide

Posted on April 26, 2019

The French Authorities will suspend the marketing of foods containing (titanium dioxide – TiO2, E 171) as of January 2020. Links below, except the last one, are to the French

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EFSA Report Indicates Antimicrobial Resistance in EU Is Increasing

Posted on February 28, 2019

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDPC) have issued a joint summary report on antimicrobial resistance in the EU based on

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Proposed EU Hygiene Rules for Insects Used in Food

Posted on February 7, 2019

Novel Food Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 describes the authorization process for novel food products in the European Union (EU). “Novel food” is defined as food that had not been consumed to

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EFSA Releases Evaluation of Cyanide Risk from Foods

Posted on December 3, 2018

The European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) has opened a public consultation into a draft opinion on the health risks of cyanogenic glycosides

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German Scientific Advisory Body Calls for New EU Legislation on Gene Editing Technology

Posted on October 2, 2018

As previously reported on this blog, the European Court of Justice ruled that all techniques that induce DNA mutagenesis result in products that can be regulated as genetically modified organisms.

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