Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1901 of 7 November 2019 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of citrinin in food supplements based on rice fermented with red yeast Monascus purpureus has been published on 14 November 2019. It lowers …
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Brexit: further extension until 31 January 2020
Following negotiations between the negotiators of the Union and of the United Kingdom during the months of September and October 2019, an agreement was reached on a revised text of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland included in the Withdrawal Agreement, …
Read moreMonaco: Publication of official texts on food supplements
The Monegasque Authorities published on 4 October 2019 official texts for food supplements. These Monegasque texts reproduce the provisions of the texts published in the French Official Journal for food supplements (Decree 2006-352, except for the declaration procedure specific to …
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Italy: new mandatory warning for food supplements containing turmeric
Following the cases of cholestatic hepatitis associated to the consumption of products containing turmeric, the Italian Authorities published a modification of their list of plants (Decree of 26 July 2019 modifying the Decree of 10 August 2018) adding a mandatory warning …
Read moreEuropean changes in 2019
In 2019, the European elections will take place between 23 and 26 May 2019 to elect the MEPs representing the Member States of the European Union, and the European Commission will change at the end of 2019. Concerning the Brexit …
Read moreCannabidiol and Cannabinoids now clearly considered Novel Food
The Novel food Catalogue entries for Cannabis sativa L. and Cannabidiol / Cannabinoids have been updated in January 2019 and now indicate that : “Some products derived from the Cannabis sativa plant or plant parts such as seeds, seed oil, …
Read moreFrance: Titanium dioxide (E 171), a very high risk of a ban in April 2019
In January 2019, the French Minister of Economy and Finance reaffirmed his will to ban titanium dioxide (E171), in accordance with the Government’s position and the provisions voted by Parliament in Article 53 of the French law on food published …
Read moreEFSA Guide on communicating uncertainty in scientific assessments and EFSA’s report on emerging risks
EFSA has published in January 2019 : A Guidance on Communication of Uncertainty in Scientific Assessments: this document provides guidance for communicators on how to communicate the various expressions of uncertainty. The guidance was formulated using evidence from the scientific …
Read moreFood for special medical purposes (DADFMS): application of Delegated Regulation 2016/128
The delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/128 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 as regards the specific compositional and information requirements for food for special medical purposes applies (instead of Directive 1999/21/EC) since 22 February 2019 for FSMP developed to satisfy the nutritional …
Read morePublication of the list of generic descriptors exempted from the application of the Allegations Regulation
The Regulation (EU) 2019/343 of 28 February 2019 providing derogations from Article 1(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 on nutrition and health claims made on food for the use of certain generic descriptors has been published in the Official Journal …
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