Today in the Official Journal: Directive empowering consumers for the green transition through better protection against unfair practices and through better information

by Jens Karsten | Mar 6, 2024 | Uncategorized

Directive (EU) 2024/825 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 February 2024 amending Directives 2005/29/EC and 2011/83/EU as regards empowering consumers for the green transition through better protection against unfair practices and through better...

Joint Research Centre “The State of Food Systems Worldwide: Counting Down to 2030”

by Jens Karsten | Jan 29, 2024 | Uncategorized

JRC “The State of Food Systems Worldwide: Counting Down to 2030” 

Commission adopts antitrust Guidelines for sustainability agreements in agriculture

by Jens Karsten | Dec 7, 2023 | Uncategorized

ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_23_6370

“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

by Jens Karsten | Nov 29, 2023 | Uncategorized

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...

JRC “Risks and vulnerabilities in the EU food supply chain”

by Jens Karsten | Nov 22, 2023 | Uncategorized

European Commission’s Joint Research Centre publishes study on food security:  JRC “Risks and vulnerabilities in the EU food supply chain” 

Smoke flavourings in peril

by Jens Karsten | Nov 18, 2023 | Uncategorized

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...