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…

This issue includes the updated public health list of countries that can export animal products to the EU, as well as the latest authorisations of feed additives. Also important to note are several pesticide MRL changes including two new import tolerances, and proposed changes where there is still …

This edition covers key EU trade policy updates and new regulations on animal welfare, particularly regarding live animal transport conditions. It also discusses proposed changes to permitted levels of mycotoxins in cereals, necessitating increased monitoring and control by exporting countries. Lin…

This issue reports on additional EU controls on imports of certain foods from Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Madagascar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Türkiye, and Vietnam due to concerns about potential health risks. The EU’s new Observatory on deforestation and forest degradation provides public acce…