Actions on food safety speak loudest when it comes to building trust, according to the deputy commissioner for food policy and response at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
“What we say about food safety
Continue Reading Food safety actions are key to build trust, says Yiannas
Norwegian officials have written to the European Commission to express their concerns about potential changes to rules around the shelf life of eggs.
Ingvild Kjerkol, Minister of Health and Care Services, and Sandra Borch, Minister
Continue Reading Norway calls for ‘flexibility’ in draft EU egg rules
The European Commission has said there is no indication that alerts made by Bulgaria about Salmonella in Polish poultry meat in 2020 were not justified.
Krzysztof Jurgiel, former Polish Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development,
Continue Reading EU Commission says no evidence Bulgaria made false food safety alerts
Trade in shellfish between the United States and Europe is set to resume after more than a decade.
Spain and the Netherlands will be allowed to export chilled or frozen shellfish such as mussels, clams,
Continue Reading United States and EU to restart shellfish trade
The European Commission has set new maximum levels for lead and cadmium in a range of food products to protect public health.
Measures will apply beginning Aug. 30 for limits of lead and a day
Continue Reading EU lowers lead and cadmium limits for food products
A regional director at the World Health Organization has said the number of people getting sick or dying from unsafe food is “staggering” and “unacceptable.”
Every year in Europe and Central Asia, more than 23
Continue Reading WHO EU chief: Number of people sick from unsafe food is unacceptable
The European Commission has rejected pleas to suspend horsemeat imports from Argentina for food safety and animal welfare reasons.
Some Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) called for the ban in a written question in
Continue Reading EU rejects call to stop Argentinian horsemeat imports
New rules on the transparency of Europe’s risk assessment process in the food chain have come into force.
When a company wants to market a new food additive, pesticide or GMO, it submits studies to
Continue Reading EU rules on risk assessment come into force; reviews continue
The European Commission has set targets to reduce pesticide use and sales of antimicrobials by 2030.
The Farm to Fork strategy includes a reduction by 50 percent on the use and risk of pesticides and
Continue Reading EU plans cut to antimicrobial and pesticide use in Farm to Fork strategy
A consumer group has called on the European Commission to ensure that food safety and consumer protection are not compromised during the coronavirus pandemic.
Foodwatch has written to Stella Kyriakides, the European Commissioner for Health
Continue Reading Foodwatch concerned about interim EU rules during Coronavirus
