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New food additive regulation adopted
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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- European Union
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- March 8 2012
New EU regulations have recently been adopted specifying at what levels, and in which foods, food additives can be used
Draft proposal on nutrient profiles criticised
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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- European Union
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- May 1 2009
It is understood that the Directorate General for Health and Consumers’ (known as DG SANCO) draft proposal on nutrient profiles, mandated by the 2006 EU Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation, has been the subject of heavy censure
Food labelling rules to give consumers clearer information
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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- European Union
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- November 2 2011
MEPs have recently approved new EU food labelling rules that prescribe additional nutritional and country of information to be displayed on labels
RASFF 30th anniversary
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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- European Union
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- September 2 2009
The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) has its 30th anniversary this year
Newswatch
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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- European Union
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- September 2 2009
The Council of the European Union has reached a political agreement on a draft regulation concerning novel foods, to be sent to the European Parliament for a second reading
European Court of Justice rules on food supplements
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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- European Union
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- August 2 2010
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has recently ruled that member states remain competent to establish upper safe limits (USLs) for nutrients used in food supplements where specific levels have not been stipulated by the European Commission
European Parliament votes on nutrition labelling
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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- European Union
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- August 2 2010
The European Parliament has voted to make it mandatory to display nutrition labelling on the front of food packaging
Vote on novel foods raises nanotechnology issues
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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- European Union
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- August 2 2010
The European Parliament's environment committee recently voted that food products produced using nanotechnology should be excluded from the scope of draft legislation on the authorisation of novel foods, and barred from the EU market, until they have undergone a specific risk assessment proving them to be safe
Commissioner urges new focus on nutrient profiling
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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- European Union
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- August 2 2010
The new director-general of the European Commission's directorate for health and consumer affairs, Paola Testori-Coggi, has warned manufacturers to expect severe consequences if they fail to make speedier progress on improving the nutritional profile of their products
Snack producers set standard portion sizes
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
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- European Union
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- December 3 2010
The European Snack Association (ESA), the trade association for the European savoury snacks industry, has recommended its members adopt a standard 30 gramme (g) portion size when providing nutritional information an their packaging
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- Workarea - Product Liability
- Author - Tom Snelling
- Jurisdiction - European Union