This issue highlights opportunities to provide feedback on upcoming initiatives, including a proposed derogation for exporting organic produce to the EU. It features a first report on private standards, inviting public feedback on GLOBALG.A.P.'s new Environmental Sustainability Solution, affecting …

This issue covers new marketing rules from 2026, including stricter origin labelling for honey, a new reduced-sugar fruit juices category, and higher mandatory fruit content in jams. New restrictions are introduced on tartaric acid and tartrates (E 334–337, E 354) from December 2024. Provide feedba…

This issue is on the EU’s introduction in June of additional controls on imports of certain foods from Burkina Faso, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Uganda and Vietnam due to potential health risks. It highlights opportunities for feedback on the EU’s new approach to managing listeria risks in ready-t…

This issue highlights the opportunities to give feedback on new EU proposals on food additives, plant health, and official controls. New regulations on food and feed safety, animal health, and communications from the EU on unfair trading practices and guidance documents are highlighted. It introduc…

This issue includes the latest changes to EU MRLs for a number of pesticides and other contaminants. We highlight an opportunity to send feedback to the EU by 8 May on proposed changes to food safety criteria for Listeria monocytogenes. See also the February summary from the European Commission of …

This new issue details Europe's latest regulatory updates. In March, the EU progressed toward finalizing new packaging rules and due diligence requirements for large companies, integrating human rights and environmental obligations. This issue covers recent trade negotiation updates and forthcoming…

This new edition includes significant policy updates, as the EU is proposing for the first time to set maximum permitted levels of nickel in a variety of foods, notified to the WTO, together with proposals on the review of certain food additives, and withdrawal of approval of the pesticide acibenzo…

Recently adopted regulations include changes in the frequency of import controls on certain food plants. There are opportunities to provide feedback to the World Trade Organization on proposals to withdraw feed additives, and on changes to mustard seed allergen labelling. You can also send feedback…

This new edition includes some important policy developments concerning the EU’s Sustainable Use [of pesticides] Regulation, new genomic techniques, and a ban on bisphenol A (BPA) in food contact materials. Also highlighted are several new sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) regulations coming into fo…