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- European Patent Office revokes Monsanto patent on melons
- The European Patent Office (EPO) has revoked a patent held by Monsanto on melons (EP1962578) for technical reasons.
- MUP court ruling a sad day for the internal market
- spiritsEUROPE regrets the UK Supreme Court ruling on MUP, which will distort competition by preventing efficient low-cost producers of alcoholic drinks in ...
- Spirits sector comments on Parliament Resolution on EU alcohol strategy
- spiritsEUROPE noted the adoption of the European Parliament Resolution on the Future EU Alcohol Strategy. In particular, the Parliament’s focus on tackling ...
- McDonald's wins Mac trade mark dispute at EU Court
- The EU Court ruled Monday that the repute of McDonald’s trade marks makes it possible to prevent registration of trade marks which combine the prefix 'Mac' or ...
- Trade and Imports of Animal Products - personal consignments
- Personal consignments containing meat, milk or their products and brought into the EU continue to present a real threat to animal health throughout the EU. ...
- Plant health: Harmful organisms
- The aim of the Community plant health regime is to prevent the introduction into the community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products or their spread ...
- Special Report No 15/2012: Management of conflict of interest in selected EU Agencies - ECA Special report No 15/2012
- Conflict of interest situations can occur almost in any workplace at any time. If they are not handled correctly they can negatively affect the decision-making ...
- Database on Food Additives
- This database can serve as a tool to inform about the food additives approved for use in food in the EU and their conditions of use. It is based on the Union ...
- Food Additives - guide
- The use of additives in food will soon become safer and more transparent thanks to two pieces of legislation adopted by the European Commission.
- Avian Influenza in The Netherlands and the UK
- The European Commission adopted on 17 November two emergency safeguard Decisions addressed to The Netherlands and the UK that define the areas that have been ...
- Industry studies behind EU food safety assessments must be public, EU Parliament
- The European Parliament voted today to introduce new transparency rules for EU food safety assessments, as part of the EU's 'general food law'.
- Ritual slaughter can only take place in approved abattoirs: EU Court
- The European Court of Justice confirmed Tuesday that ritual slaughter without stunning may take place only in an approved slaughterhouse, in a case referred by ...
- Hearing patent on beer
- At a public hearing in Munich on 2 October, the European Patent Office (EPO) reduced the scope of patent EP 2384110 granted to Carlsberg and Heineken to plants ...
- Trans fats
- MEPs voted on 26 October on a resolution calling for limits on trans fats. These industrial artificially produced fats can be found in anything from fast food ...
- Trans fatty acids in Europe: where do we stand?
- Trans fatty acids (TFA) are a particular type of unsaturated fatty acid. They are naturally present in food products made from ruminant animals such as dairy ...
- Genetically engineered soybeans in EU Court of Justice: David and Goliath
- Monsanto, the British Government, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the EU Commission are joining forces in EU Court proceedings to prevent risky ...
- New EU organic logo comes into force on 1 July
- New EU rules on organic food labelling including the requirement to display the new EU organic logo, enter into force on 1 July, 2010. The so-called ...
- Process contaminants in vegetable oils and foods: EFSA report
- Glycerol-based process contaminants found in palm oil, but also in other vegetable oils, margarines and some processed foods, raise potential health concerns ...
- Evaluation of the European Union's GMO legislation - guide
- Two independent reports evaluating the European Union's legislation on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) conclude that there is broad support for the ...
- Search for food companies in Europe
- Food & related products companies in Europe
- Agreement reached on the new Spirit Drinks Regulation: a glass half full
- EU spirits producers welcome the political agreement reached last night at the trilogue on a new Spirit Drinks Regulation, which sets rules for the production ...
- Food labels: clearer information for consumers - guide
- Food shoppers will be able to make better informed, healthier choices as the result of new EU food labelling rules approved by MEPs on 6 July. Labels will have ...
- Unfair trading practices in the food supply chain
- The European Commission adopted on 15 July a Communication encouraging EU Member States to look for ways to improve protection of small food producers and ...
- EU guaranteed quality - Talk about tasty! : geographical indication marks help you rediscover authentic food
- The European Union protects European food heritage by highlighting its diversity and emphasising the qualities associated with the origin of its products.
- EU to serve genetically engineered animals for dinner?
- European Food Safety Agency EFSA prepares first Guidance for risk assessment for food from genetically engineered animals
- EU agri-food trade balance hits record levels
- The EU agri-food trade balance stood at a record EUR 1.5 bn in April 2016, compared to EUR 1 bn in April 2015, the European Commission announced Monday in its ...
- EU proposal on transparency and sustainability of the EU risk assessment model in the food chain
- The European Parliament and the EU Council reached a provisional agreement on 11 February on a Commission proposal for a Regulation on the transparency and ...
- New agricultural and agri-food product promotion policy
- The European Commission has presented a draft reform of the information and promotion policy for European agricultural and food products. The new promotion ...
- Growing opposition to patents on seeds
- As a new report published today by No Patents on Seeds! shows, the European Patent Office (EPO) continues to grant patents on plants derived from conventional ...
- Good Food March heads for Brussels as global food crisis deepens
- Cyclists arrive in Strasbourg today for the start of the final leg of the Good Food March's journey to Brussels to call for a radical change of direction in ...