“Fit for Future” platform to look into Evaluation of unfair trading practices (UTP) in B2B relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain, QR codes on products and Organic production and labelling of organic products

Press notice 29/11/2023 [unofficial translation]: Administrative simplification, the common thread running through the 2023 recommendations and 2024 work programme of the “Fit for Future” platform. The “Fit for Future” platform, a group of high-level...

Smoke flavourings in peril

Risk evaluators lower the thumb in the re-evaluation of smoke flavourings because of alleged genotoxicity. Risk management decision needs to overrule Parma or smoke flavourings market in Europe is upside down with authorisations expiring 31/12/2023. Flavourings...

“Food and Biodiversity Package”

European Commission press release “European Green Deal: more sustainable use of plant and soil natural resources” Frequently Asked Questions: Proposal on New Genomic TechniquesFrequently Asked Questions: New rules for improved plant and...

Machinery Regulation published

Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2023 on machinery and repealing Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directive 73/361/EECis published in the Official Journal. The work on...

Regulation on deforestation-free products published

Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 2023 on the making available on the Union market and the export from the Union of certain commodities and products associated with deforestation and forest degradation and repealing...