- Food companies are likely to be significantly impacted by the European Union’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). The regulation is scheduled to apply from August 12, 2026 (although more
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France Reintroduces Bid to Ban Meat Names for Plant-Based Food
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- On September 4, 2023, France released revised proposals banning the use of meat names for plant-based food made in the country in order to avoid “misleading claims” of some meat
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
Temporary Reprieve From French Ban on “Meaty” Words in Labeling of Plant-Based Foods
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France Restricts Labeling for Plant-Based Proteins
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- Beginning on October 1, 2022, plant-based meat alternative products in France will face new labeling challenges. The decree (in French) prohibits manufacturers of plant-based products from using “sector-specific terminology
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EU Revises Lead and Cadmium Limits
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EU Considers Benefits of New Genomic Techniques
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- 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
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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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US-UK Equivalency Agreement for Organic Products Enters into Effect
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- 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
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- 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