Standards and Regulations

EU Regulations - sampling and analysis of mycotoxins and plant toxins in food

Standards and Regulations

On 14 December 2023, two new EU regulations were published. The new regulations take into account the sampling and analy...

Organic pet food labeling - New EU Regulation

Sustainability

New EU regulation on the labeling of organic pet food

EU set New Reduced Limits for the Use of Nitrites and Nitrates as Food Additives

Standards and Regulations

EU set New Reduced Limits for the Use of Nitrites and Nitrates as Food Additives

Regulatory Situation and Human Exposure of Bisphenol A in Europe

Sustainability

Manufacturers mainly use the synthetic chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) in industrial processes. They employ it to produce pol...

Risk Assessment of Mineral Oil Hydrocarbons

Contaminants

Current report on the risk assessment of mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOH) in food published by EFSA on September 13, 2023....

16th EU Amendment on Plastic Regulation

Standards and Regulations

The 16th amendment of the European Regulation (EU) No. 10/2011 on plastic food contact materials enters into force. Plas...

Bisphenol A

Contaminants

Analytical challenges of the re-evaluation by EFSA The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has revised its draft risk...

2nd Amendment of Drinking Water Ordinance

Standards and Regulations

2nd ordinance amending the Drinking Water Ordinance - The most important changes

The proposed regulation on packaging and packaging waste

Standards and Regulations

Packaging Following the already published Single-Use Plastics Directive (SUPD), the European Commission is now working o...

Ethylene Oxide (ETO) in food in EU - Update February 2022

Standards and Regulations

It cannot be excluded that 2CE is carcinogenic and genotoxic. On January 20th, 2022, a technical meeting took place in t...

New EU Recommendation for monitoring of Alternaria toxins in food

Standards and Regulations

Last 6th April, 2022, it was published the Recommendation (EU) 2022/553 on Monitoring the presence of Alternaria toxins...

New EU Recommendation on monitoring the presence of furan and alkylfurans in food

Standards and Regulations

Last 28th March 2022, it was published the Recommendation (EU) 2022/495 on monitoring the presence of furan and alkylfur...

New EU Recommendation on monitoring of Glycoalkaloids in potatoes and potato-derived products

Standards and Regulations

Last 7th April 2022, it was published the Recommendation (EU) 2022/561 on monitoring the presence of glycoalkaloids in p...

Phthalates in Food contact materials

Standards and Regulations

Phthalates form a family of synthetic chemicals with a wide variety of uses, ranging from consumer to industrial product...

EFSA put on hold the Cannabidiol (CBD) novel food evaluations 

Standards and Regulations

Cannabidiol is a substance that can be obtained from Cannabis sativa L. plants and be synthesised chemically...

Tropane alkaloids, in corn and its products

Standards and Regulations

Tropane alkaloids (TAs) are toxic secondary metabolites naturally produced by plants belonging to the genus of Brassicac...

CHANGES TO THE BRCGS FOOD SAFETY ISSUE 9

Training

ON 1 AUGUST 2022, THE BRCGS ISSUED THE BRCGS FOOD SAFETY ISSUE 9. WHAT BRCGS STANDS FOR Some time ago, the BRC made a na...

New maximum levels for ethylene oxide in food additives

Standards and Regulations

REGULATORY UPDATE on ethylene oxide, an important chemical with multiple uses. On August 12, 2022, Commission Regul...

New EU regulations on olive oil

Standards and Regulations

New regulations Regulation on olive oil is needed because it is one of the most vulnerable food to food fraud. Olive oil...

Hydrogen cyanide in food - Hydrogen cyanide in almonds

Standards and Regulations

Hydrogen cyanide in food. Recalls due to prussic acid in almonds, apricot kernels and other foods During the last weeks...

New EU maximum levels of Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in certain foodstuffs

Standards and Regulations

Last 8th December 2022, the Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/2388 of 7 December 2022 was published amending Regulation (E...

Publication of the IFS Food issue 8 is expected soon

Standards and Regulations

What to expect and how to prepare? In April 2022, the IFS published the ‘public consultation version’ of its new IFS Foo...

Perfluorocarboxylic acids (C9-C14 PFCAs) and their salts have been banned in the EU since February 25, 2023

Standards and Regulations

The subject of the ban is linear and branched perfluorocarboxylic acids with 9 to 14 carbon atoms in the chain ("C9-C14...

New EU recommendation for action for aromatic mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOAH)

Standards and Regulations

The EU publishes a harmonised guidance for the detection of MOAH levels in food and infant formula above defined guidanc...

Maximum levels of Arsenic and Inorganic Arsenic in food in EU

Standards and Regulations

Arsenic occurs naturally in the environment, but industrial emissions and its use in fertilizers and pesticides have con...

From January 1st , 2023 the new maximum levels for cyanides in foodstuffs apply

Standards and Regulations

On August 5, Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1364 of August 4, 2022, amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels for cyanic acid in certain foodstuffs was published.

French regulation specifying MOAH and MOSH contents in inks whose use is prohibited on packaging and in printing intended for the public

Standards and Regulations

Last 3rd May was published the “Arrêté du 13 avril 2022 précisant les substances contenues dans les huiles minérales don...

Glyphosate in Europe - EFSA and ECHA update timelines for assessments

Standards and Regulations

Glyphosate is one of the most widely used active substances in pesticides to prevent unwanted plant growth around p...