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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐒 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝-𝐝𝐲𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠
Following the programme launched in April 2025, the FDA has implemented an institutional monitoring platform. It tracks food-industry commitments to phase out petroleum-derived synthetic dyes.The scope covers FD&C Green No. 3, Red No. 40, Yellow No. 5, Yellow No. 6, Blue No. 1 and Blue No. 2.The objective is their complete removal from the US market by the end of 2027. The FDA has also begun…
USA - CHANGES IN CEREALS CONSIDERED ALLERGENS?
On 29 May 2026, H.R. 9048 (the “Celiac Safety Act of 2026”) was introduced in the United States House of Representatives and referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act by expanding the definition of “major food allergens.” Under current US law, 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧 and is therefore subject to mandatory…
EFSA 2025 Annual Report on Emerging Risks
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤 identification and horizon scanning is out. And there is plenty of all, from food contact materials to fraudulent practices in the fishery sector.Over the year, 55 issues were examined. Of these, 43 underwent further analysis, and 25 were subject to structured assessment through European networks of experts and…
DATA
This is the latest issue of our LinkedIn newsletter “Food in the Spotlight“: check and subscribe! We all quoted in some mediocre presentation (me included!) at least one of those famous quotes by poor W.E. Deming: “In God we trust; all others must bring data” “Without data, you’re just another person with an opinion“ In time, I realized that with or without data, we all remain the same piece…
NGTs: new EU legal framework
The Regulation (EU) 2026/1388 introduces a specific legal framework for plants obtained through certain new genomic techniques (NGTs), in particular targeted mutagenesis and cisgenesis, including intragenesis, as well as for products derived from those plants. The measure responds to the 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐌𝐎 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 to techniques which, in…
PFAS control is moving upstream from the food on the shelf to the feed, water, soil, and packaging.
🗒️ Commission Recommendation (EU) 2026/1307 establishes a 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐲𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 (𝐏𝐅𝐀𝐒) 𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝, which may be extended to soil and drinking water, in order to assess transfer rates into food of animal origin. Based on the 2020 scientific opinion of EFSA’s CONTAM Panel, which found that the tolerable weekly intake was exceeded in the population due to the…
🔎 𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐜𝐨-𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬? 𝐄𝐔 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠
⛔ The European Commission has amended Annex III to Reg. EC No 1107/2009 adding 𝟏𝟐 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐜𝐨-𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝.Co-formulants are substances or preparations that, although present in a plant protection product or in an adjuvant, constitute neither active substances nor safeners or synergists.➡️ The 12 substances are: acetaldehyde, propylene oxide,…
𝐄𝐔 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭
The request for a preliminary ruling, referred by the Czech Supreme Administrative Court, concerns the interpretation of Articles 34 and 36 TFEU, on the free movement of goods, and Article 9(7) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, on official controls in the agri-food chain. The reference arises from a dispute between the Czech company PRAGON s.r.o. and the national agri-food control authority (Prague…
EU Commission challenges the French Environmental Labeling in Court
⚖️ The 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠.At the centre of the dispute are the provisions introduced by France through Article 17 of Law No 105/2020 and Decree No 835/2021, which made it 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 “𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐧” 𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝…
Iran halts all food exports
According to Tasnim news agency and major Italian media (“Il Sole 24 Ore”) as of March 3, 2026, 𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬. The ban covers all categories of food and agricultural goods. This follows more localized restrictions placed just days earlier on staples like eggs, tomatoes, potatoes, and dates. The…
EU consultation on Precautionary Allergen Labeling (PAL)
🚨 The EU Commission signaled a willingness to 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞 the precautionary allergen labeling (PAL), through a dedicated initiative on the “Have your say” platform.Link: https://lnkd.in/dMBSAvDzAs you can see, the public consultation is not open yet, and there is no draft attached. The Commission’s adoption of an 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐐𝟒 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕, but I bet a pineapple pizza that they…
UK recent notifications to the EU Commission
The following document, courtesy of Luis Gonzalez Vaque and of the British Institute of International law and Comparative Law, it’s really interesting for the future of labelling in UK and for the enforcement of the FIC Regulation 1169/11. “United Kingdom: List of recent notifications to the European Commission* under Directive 98/34/EC** ◊ Notification Number: 2013/446/UK– End of Standstill…
Food recalls in EU - Weeks 29-32
I had a couple of busy weeks, but now we can restart our weekly appointment. Here above the most significant cases. During these weeks on the RASFF database (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we have found a couple of very interesting and recent recalls from consumers in EU between the alert notifications: – Pathogenic micro-organisms: clostridium botulinum in pesto, following company’s own…
Claims - Art. 14 EC Reg. 1924/2006 approved - Artichoke leaf dry extract (blood LDL-cholesterol reduction)
Following an application from Laboratoire Lescuyer, submitted pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 via the Competent Authority of France, the Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA) was asked to deliver an opinion on the scientific substantiation of a health claim related to the combination of artichoke leaf dry extract standardised in caffeoylquinic acids,…
"The AME Food Testing Show" by Andy Moreno - Food Recalls in EU with Cesare Varallo
On 19th July I have been guest of Andy Moreno on his Blog Talk Radio program “The AME Food Testing Show”, for a brief interview regarding food recalls in EU and the functioning of the RASSF (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed). The main difference by the US system, is that in Europe we don’t publish the name of the companies and of the products, like FDA do. On the other hand, the EU alert…
EFSA aims to complete full risk assessment opinion on acrylamide in mid-2014
Acrylamide is a chemical compound that typically forms in starchy food products during high-temperature cooking, including frying, baking and roasting. It forms from sugars and an amino acid that are naturally present in food. Acrylamide has been found in products such as potato crisps, French fries, bread, biscuits and coffee. It was first detected in foods in April 2002, although it is likely…
Summer Academy in Global Food Law and Policy 2013
From Monday July 22nd to Friday July 26th I’ll be in Granada (Spain) to attend the 2013 Summer Academy in Global Food Law and Policy. The Academy is organised by Alberto Alemanno, Associate Professor of Law at at HEC Paris, where he holds a Jean Monnet Chair in EU Law & Risk Regulation, in close cooperation with Sidley Austin LLP, OIE (World Organisation for Animal Health), the Harvard Food Law…