EU specialty food ingredients

EU Specialty Food Ingredients was pleased to participate in the European Food Forum (EFF) 2025 Programming Committee Meeting held yesterday, December 3, at the #EuropeanParliament. Over 70 event proposals, including the EU Specialty Food Ingredients ones, were discussed with MEP Stefan Köhler President of EFF, and MEP Stefano Cavedagna vice President of EFF. EU Specialty Food Ingredients is looking forward to cooperating with EFF in organizing initiatives on #sustainability, #innovation, and #competitiveness of the EU food systems under the new legislative mandate.

📣 For the first time since its creation, the European Commission is evaluating the performance of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). This is a unique opportunity to foster a cutting-edge and safe specialty food ingredient sector that enhances the global competitiveness and excellence of the European food and beverage industry. Indeed, to be used in food and beverages most specialty food ingredients must first undergo a pre-market authorisation process that involves safety assessments from EFSA. The speed and consistency of EFSA’s scientific evaluations are essential for maintaining the economic viability and competitiveness of the specialty food ingredients industry in the EU. However, EU business operators are increasingly sceptical about the value of an EU application, as they perceive it as a waste of money and effort. Urgent measures are necessary, recognising EU applicants of specialty food ingredients as valuable partners in a competitive international environment. It’s time to act and not let go of this incredible asset! 📑 Read our factsheet to learn more about this review, why it is important for EFSA to improve and few quick fixes that could be taken to reassure applicants: https://lnkd.in/eUJr8Rf3 #FoodIngredients #FoodSafety

🎧 The new episode of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)'s podcast is dedicated to food additives. Why are they used? How is their safety ensured? How can they be part of a healthy diet? Listen to get more insight on the science behind e-numbers 👇 https://lnkd.in/epTr36i5 #FoodIngredients #FoodAdditives #FoodSafety

EU Specialty Food Ingredients is very grateful to Sciensano to have organised for our Scientific & Regulatory Secretariat’s team a very informative visit of their laboratories. On 1st August 2024, Sciensano (Belgium) was appointed by the European Commission as the EU Reference Laboratory for Food Improvement Agents (EURL FIA), with the following responsibilities: ✔️ provide scientific and technical assistance to the European Commission; ✔️ coordinate and supervise the network of National Reference Laboratories (NRL) for food improvement agents across the European Union; ✔️ develop, improve and implement the analytical methods, harmonising the evaluation criteria for food improvement agents in the network of national reference laboratories; ✔️ organization of interlaboratory tests to evaluate the performance of the NRL. https://lnkd.in/ezyZxJBz #FoodIngredients

EU Specialty Food Ingredients has prepared a comprehensive brochure for its members that focuses on the labelling of specialty food ingredients in relation to allergies, intolerances, and other health conditions. This informative document uses real-life examples to clearly explain the regulatory provisions that apply to those specialty food ingredients known to cause allergies or intolerances. Additionally, it offers guidance on the process of obtaining an exemption for an ingredient from the list of substances that can trigger allergies or intolerances. Willing to get access to this and other exclusive toolkits? Contact us for more information: https://lnkd.in/ewSgncqc

#WorldFoodDay is the occasion to remind us all that food is one of the basic human rights and everyone should have access to safe foods and healthy diets. 👇

A delegation from EU Specialty Food Ingredients is in Dresden to attend the 44th Session of Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU), which discusses topics followed by the EU Specialty Food Ingredients’ Nutrition Committee. https://lnkd.in/eSU5BZ54 #FoodIngredients #CCNFSDU44 #CodexAlimentarius

EU Specialty Food Ingredients urges the EU decision makers to remain committed in delivering within this new mandate an ambitious, innovative, achievable, and coherent Sustainable Food System Framework (SFSF) proposal enhancing the sustainability, resilience and innovation of the EU food and food ingredients industries in the next decade while producing the highest quality, healthiest and safest food in the world. We invite EU decision makers to consider the following five requests to be included in the framework legislation 👇 https://lnkd.in/eJyANJ2A #FoodIngredients #SustainableFood #FoodInnovation

📣 We are very happy to present our new infographic ‘Understanding the threshold for nanoparticles‘. In the EU, a nanomaterial is defined by the proportion of solid particles in a material, where 50% or more of these particles fall within the size range of 1 to 100 nanometres. However, this single criterion does not sufficiently define a nanomaterial, and many other scientific criteria should therefore be included. Regardless of its value (1, 10, 50 or 90 %), the threshold for nanoparticles does not impact the safety of substances like food additives, novel food ingredients and nutrients. No matter the percentage of nano-particles that may be present, the safety of these ingredients is assessed by the European Food Safety Authority according to adequate methodologies. Download it here: https://lnkd.in/ew3VGJpj #FoodIngredients

💻 Today, as part of EU Specialty Food Ingredients' training program, we presented a webinar on the EU Deforestation Regulation #EUDR. This collaborative webinar with Fieldfisher Belgium focused on the challenges faced by the food ingredients manufacturing sector. We were thrilled to have around 50 attendees, from 30 member companies and associations. This webinar sets the stage for further discussion within our Sustainable Food Systems Working Group. #FoodIngredients