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Temporary Reprieve From French Ban on “Meaty” Words in Labeling of Plant-Based Foods

Posted on August 1, 2022
  •  We reported on the June 29, 2022 decree (in French) that prohibits the use of “sector-specific terminology traditionally associated with meat and fish” to describe plant-based products made in France. 

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France Restricts Labeling for Plant-Based Proteins

Posted on July 8, 2022
  • 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

Posted on August 13, 2021
  • The European Commission has again taken aim to reduce the presence of heavy metals in food by setting new limits for lead and cadmium in certain food products. Lead and

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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 Food Safety Authority Warns that Eating Hemp Foods Can Cause Elevated THC Levels if Ingested in High Quantities

Posted on January 23, 2020
  • On January 7, 2020, a European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) report looked at tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) levels in 12 different categories of hemp foods, including hemp oil, breads and teas.  EFSA

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European Food Safety Authority Responds to French Ban of Titanium Dioxide in Food

Posted on May 17, 2019
  • On April 25, France adopted an executive order banning the placement of foods containing titanium dioxide on the market for one year beginning January 1, 2020.  See our blog on

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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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