Consulting on rapidly developing policy
To enable more meaningful consultation and obtain early stakeholder input on EU and associated domestic legislation, updates will keep stakeholders informed of the latest changes as well as building up the history behind the featured policy development.
Consulting with stakeholders on existing and developing policies is a vital part of the Agency's work and one that we are continuously trying to adapt to better meet stakeholder's needs.
Often, new legislation in certain areas such as chemical contaminants can progress quickly through a number of drafts into a final proposal.
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January 2010 update on the Animal Nutrition Section of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health
This update provides information about the Animal Nutrition Section of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (SCoFCAH) meeting held on 19–20 January 2009.
December 2009 update on the Animal Nutrition Section of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health
This update provides information about the Animal Nutrition Section of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (SCoFCAH) meeting held on 17–18 December 2009.
December 2009 second update on Official Controls
The European Commission’s implementing rules under Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 on increased level of controls on imports of high-risk feed and food of non-animal origin (non-POAO) from third countries will come into force on 25 January 2010.
December 2009 update on Official Controls
This update includes the text of a draft Commission regulation that will amend Regulation (EC) 669/2009. The Commission is hoping to present the proposed regulation to the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (SCoFCAH) on 12 January 2010. Comments are invited by 6 January 2010.
December 2009 update on the Animal Nutrition Section of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health
This update provides information about the Animal Nutrition Section of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (SCoFCAH) meeting held on 23–24 November 2009.
November 2009 update on Food Contaminants
This update provides information on issues concerning chemical contaminants in food, including food contact materials, nitrates, process contaminants, environmental contaminants and mycotoxins.
November 2009 update on Official Controls
This is an update on the European Commission's implementing rules under Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 on increased level of controls on imports of high-risk feed and food of non-animal origin (non-POAO) from third countries which will come into force on 25 January 2010.
October 2009 update on Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods
This letter reminds interested parties about the end of the transition period for the use of substances not listed in the annexes of Regulation 1925/2006.
September 2009 update on chemical contaminants
Interested parties bulletin containing information on on-going and forthcoming issues relating to agricultural, industrial and environmental contaminants in food.
August 2009 update on Official Controls
This is an update on the European Commission's proposals for implementing rules under Regulation 882/2004 on official controls for import controls for 'high-risk' feed and food of non-animal origin (non-POAO).
June 2009 update on food contaminants
This update provides information on issues concerning chemical contaminants in food, including food contact materials, nitrates, process contaminants, environmental contaminants and mycotoxins.
May 2009 update on the draft Commission Regulation on substances that may be added for specific nutritional purposes in PARNUTS
This is an update on the final draft Commission Regulation on substances that may be added for specific nutritional purposes in foods for particular nutritional uses (PARNUTS), which was adopted without any further amendments at the recent EU Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health meeting held on 27 April 2009.
April 2009 update on Official Controls
This update reports on the development of the European Commission proposals for implementing rules under Regulation 882/2004 on official controls for import controls for 'high-risk' feed and food of non-animal origin (non-POAO).
March 2009 update on Official Controls
This is an update on the development of the European Commission proposals for implementing rules under Regulation 882/2004 on official controls for import controls for 'high-risk' feed and food of non-animal origin (non-POAO).
March 2009 update on food contaminants
This update provides information on key activities regarding food contaminants, including food contact materials, nitrates, process contaminants and mycotoxins. The bulletin also provides information ahead of the 3rd session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission Committee on Contaminants in Food (CCCF), due to be held from 23–27 March 2009.
February 2009 update on Official Controls
This is an update on the development of the European Commission proposals for implementing rules under Regulation 882/2004 on official controls, for import controls for 'high-risk' feed and food of non-animal origin (non-POAO).
January 2009 update on Official Controls
This is an update on the development of the European Commission proposals for implementing rules under Regulation 882/2004 on official controls for import controls for 'high-risk' feed and food of non-animal origin (non-POAO).
December 2008 update on proposed amendments to the EU food hygiene regulations: fishery products and live bivalve molluscs
This is an update that outlines amendments suggested by the European Commission on proposed changes to current provisions for fishery products and live bivalve molluscs in Regulation 853/2004.
December 2008 update on incident prevention and chemical risk management
This is an update on incident prevention and chemical risk management in the form of a new interested parties bulletin. The first edition includes news on the publication of a new online incidents section of food.gov.uk and incidents strategy, plus information about environmental contaminants (organic and inorganic), food contact materials, melamine, mycotoxins, nitrates and process contaminants.
October 2008 update on official controls
This is an update on the development of the European Commission proposals for implementing rules under Regulation 882/2004 on official controls for import controls for 'high-risk' feed and food of non-animal origin (non-POAO).
August 2008 update on chemical contaminants
This interested parties letter contains information on on-going and forthcoming issues relating to agricultural, industrial and environmental contaminants in food.
July 2008 update on Official Controls
This is an update on the development of the European Commission proposals for implementing rules under Regulation 882/2004 on official controls for import controls for 'high-risk' feed and food of non-animal origin.
July 2008 update on vitamins and minerals in food
This is an update on the discussions at 27 June 2008 EC working group meeting.
May 2008 update on chemical contaminants
This interested parties letter contains information on on-going and forthcoming issues relating to agricultural, industrial and environmental contaminants in food.
May 2008 update on food hygiene legislation
This update reports on the outcome of the COREPER meeting on 7 May which considered a compromise text intended to secure agreement with the European Parliament at first reading. Details of that compromise text are given in the April 2008 update.
April 2008 update on food hygiene legislation
This update deals with developments of the Commission's proposal in March 2007 to exempt from the requirement for food safety management procedures based on HACCP certain types of micro businesses.
February 2008 update and proposal amending the import rules for fish oil
This is an update on progress of the restricted working group considering fish oil import conditions with the European Commission. It also asks for views on the proposals on the parameters and standards for crude and refined oils.
February 2008 update on Official Controls
This is an update on the progress since December 2007 on negotiations at European Union level on European Commission proposals for implementing rules under Regulation 882/2004 on official controls for import controls for 'high-risk' feed and food of non-animal origin.
February 2008 update and proposal amending the import rules for fish oil
This is an update on progress of the restricted working group considering fish oil import conditions with the European Commission. It also asks for views on the proposals on the parameters and standards for crude and refined oils.
February 2008 update on chemical contaminants
This interested parties letter contains information on on-going and forthcoming issues relating to agricultural, industrial and environmental contaminants in food.
January 2008 update on vitamins and minerals in food
This update gives details of the European Commission Working Group discussions on setting maximum and minimum levels of vitamins and minerals in foodstuffs according to provisions within European Union (EU) Directive 2002/46/EC on food supplements and Regulation (EC) 1925/2006 on addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods.
December 2007 update on Official Controls
This update concerns European Union (EU) regulation 882/2004 on official controls – implementing rules for import controls for 'high-risk' feed and food of non-animal origin.
November 2007 update on chemical contaminants
This update contains information on ongoing and forthcoming issues in the European Commission relating to agricultural, industrial and environmental contaminants in food.
October 2007 update on Official Controls
This is an update on the progress since July 2007 on negotiations at EU level on Commission proposals for implementing rules under Regulation 882/2004 for import controls for 'high-risk' feed and food of non-animal origin (non-POAO).
September 2007 update on chemical contaminants legislation
Update on revised limits for fusarium toxins in maize and maize products.
September 2007 update on food hygiene legislation
Report on a Council Working Party on 13 September 2007 – Proposal to amend Article 5 of Regulation 852/2004
August 2007 update on chemical contaminants
This update contains information on ongoing and forthcoming issues relating to environmental contaminants in food. It aims to inform about current contaminant issues and seek views on these matters.
July 2007 update on natural mineral water
The European Commission has proposed a draft regulation which would allow the treatment of mineral water to remove fluoride using an activated alumina treatment.
July 2007 update on Official Controls
Update on EU Regulation 882/2004 on Official Controls – implementing rules for import controls for 'high risk' feed and food of non-animal origin.
June 2007 update on chemical contaminants
This update contains information on ongoing and forthcoming issues relating to agricultural contaminants in food and the recently concluded first session of Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods.
May 2007 update on food hygiene legislation
Report on a Council Working Party meeting on 21 May 2007
May 2007 update on spreadable fats
The European Commission has consolidated Commission Regulation (EC) No 577/97 (as amended) setting detailed requirements for reporting fat content on spreadable fats and the use of the description 'butter' for composite products such as Brandy Butter.
April 2007 update on food supplements
Food Supplements Directive 2002/46/EC: Addition of vitamin and mineral substances to the annexes
April 2007 update on Official Controls
Update on EU Regulation 882/2004 on Official Controls – implementing rules for import controls for 'high risk' feed and food of non-animal origin.
April 2007 update on food hygiene legislation
European Commission proposes to amend Regulation 852/2004
March 2007 update on environmental contaminants in food
This update contains information on on-going and forthcoming issues relating to environmental contaminants in food.
March 2007 update on protein standardisation of dried and condensed milk
Consultation on a proposed change to a European Council directive permitting protein standardisation of dried and condensed milk.
February 2007 update on chemical contaminants
This interested parties letter contains information on on-going and forthcoming issues relating to agricultural, industrial and environmental contaminants in food.
January 2007 further update on contaminants in food
This update contains information on on-going and forthcoming issues relating to agricultural, industrial and environmental contaminants in food.
January 2007 update on contaminants in food
This update on developing EU policy contains information on on-going and forthcoming issues relating to agricultural, industrial and environmental contaminants in food.
January 2007 update on Commission review of EU food hygiene legislation
At the latest meeting of the Commission Working Group on Veterinary Legislation, the Commission indicated its intention to begin a review of the EU food hygiene legislation and to consider whether further amendments to the legislation might be needed (for a report of this meeting, please see the link below).
October 2006 update on chemical contaminants legislation
Updates on chemical contaminants, including environmental contaminants, process contaminants and mycotoxins.
September 2006 update on chemical contaminants legislation
This is an update on meetings held in September 2006 and details of the areas in which the Agency would like comments for ongoing discussions. Comments would be welcome by the end of October 2006. But as these are ongoing discussions, comments would also be welcome at any time.