Regulatory Updates

Inorganic Arsenic in Food: EFSA Confirms Health Concerns

Regulatory Updates

In the environment, arsenic occurs naturally and forms many different compounds in combination with either inorganic or...

Updates on MOAH in the Netherlands

Regulatory Updates

The Dutch Food Safety Authority (NVWA) has set temporary action limits for Mineral Oil Aromatic Hydrocarbons (MOAH) in f...

Cosmetics & Microbiological Contamination: Products Recalled from the Market!

Regulatory Updates

In the past few years, several cosmetic products have been recalled from the US market due to microbiological contaminat...

Changes in the EU Novel Food Status Catalogue

Regulatory Updates

On November 16, 2023, the European Commission published a revised version of the EU Novel Food status Catalogue. This re...

Endocrine Disruptors Regulation: Update in France

Regulatory Updates

On October 12th, France published three ministerial decrees setting out the obligation to inform consumers about the pre...

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

Regulatory Updates

On October 9th, 2023, the COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2023/2108 was published. This regulation amends Annex II to Regulat...

Regulatory Situation and Human Exposure of Bisphenol A in Europe

Regulatory Updates

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

EFSA's Activities on Emerging Risks in 2021

Regulatory Updates

EFSA has identified 8 emerging risks in a recent technical report summarizing the agency’s emerging risk identification...

FSSC 22000 Certification V6.0: What you Need to Know

Regulatory Updates

On April 1, 2023, the FSSC 22000 certification V6.0 scheme was published. This version will become operational from Apri...

QPS Microorganisms : A Safe Approach to Innovative Food

Food Safety

The "Qualified Presumption of Safety" (QPS) is a methodological and scientific approach of paramount importance, conceiv...

16th Amendment to the EU Regulation on Food Contact Materials

Regulatory Updates

Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1442 of 11 July 2023 is amending the Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on food conta...

Risk Assessment of Mineral Oil Hydrocarbons

Contaminants

Current Report on Risk Assessment of Mineral Oil Hydrocarbons (MOH) in Food Published by EFSA on September 13, 2023 MOH...

Use of bisphenols: latest notes from the European Commission

Regulatory Updates

Last week, the European Commission released a note with Questions&Answers regarding the risk management approach for...

Sustainable Use and Risk of Chemical Pesticides in Europe

Pesticides

In June 2022, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a new Regulation on the Sustainable Use of Plant Protection...

Updates on Glyphosate in Europe

Pesticides

Glyphosate is a widely used active substance in pesticides. It prevents the growth of unwanted plants around cultivated...

PBDEs in Food: New Public Consultation by EFSA on Health Risks

Regulatory Updates

PBDEs (PolyBrominated Diphenyl Ethers) are a class of chemical substances known as brominated flame retardants (BFRs). A...

Lilial in Cosmetics: did you check your product?

Cosmetics & Personal Care

Lilial, also known as Butylphenyl Methylpropional or 2-(4-terz-butilbenzil)propionaldeide, is a synthetic fragrance ingr...

PFAS in water

Contaminants

Water is one of the most tested environmental matrices for the presence of PFAS. Water can be a vehicle for contaminatio...

New EU Food Contaminants Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/915

Regulatory Updates

After numerous amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 on contaminants, the European Commission has deemed it appropr...

The 2021 European Union report on pesticide residues in food

Regulatory Updates

Last 26th April 2023, The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published the EU 2021 report on pesticide residues in fo...

Declaration of compliance for food contact materials

Food Contact Materials

Food is in contact with packaging materials for long periods of time. Therefore, there are strict legal requirements to...

Migration and food contact materials

Food Contact Materials

As a professional, you naturally know all about food safety. But as a consumer, you may still be in for a few surprises....

Perfluorocarboxylic acids (C9-C14 PFCAs) and their salts banned in the EU as 25th February 2023

Regulatory Updates

Linear and branched perfluorocarboxylic acids containing 9 to 14 carbon atoms in the chain (‘C9-C14 PFCAs’), their salts...

Maximum levels of Arsenic and Inorganic Arsenic in food in EU

Regulatory Updates

Arsenic occurs naturally in the environment but industrial emissions and its use in fertilisers and pesticides have cont...

Determination of free formaldehyde in cosmetic products

Cosmetics & Personal Care

According to the European Cosmetics Regulation (EC 1223/2009), the use of formaldehyde is prohibited in cosmetic product...

European Commission restricts the use of green tea extracts

Regulatory Updates

In November 2022, Regulation (EU) 2022/2340 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) no. 1925/2006 as regards green tea ext...

The European Union One Health 2021 Report

Food Safety

Zoonoses are infectious diseases that are transmitted between animals and humans and are caused by harmful microorganism...

The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) Permits Novel Food Edible Insects to Stay on the Market

Novel Food

Since Brexit, the UK’s edible insect sector has seen significant changes and some major challenges. Before Brexit, all e...

Alkyl (C12-16) dimethylbenzyl ammonium chloride (ADBAC/BKC (C12-C16)) approved for use in biocidal products-type 1

Regulatory Updates

The European Commission (EU) is approving Alkyl (C12-16) dimethylbenzyl ammonium chloride (ADBAC/BKC (C12-C16)) as an ac...

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

Contaminants

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