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European processors call for lifting sanctions on Russian seafood

Oct 13, 2023

The AIPCE-CEP has sent a letter to the European Commission calling for the lifting of trade sanctions on Russian seafood by January 1, 2025.

EU revised regulations on the use of nitrite and nitrate in food additives

Oct 11, 2023

On October 9, 2023, according to the Official Journal of the European Union, on October 6, the European Commission issued implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2108, Amending the provisions of Implementing Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Par

EU amended the regulation on the use of food additives

Oct 09, 2023

On 3 October 2023, the Official Journal of the European Union published Regulation (EU) 2023/2379 amending the Regulation on the use of food additives (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008).

EU proposed to amend rules on the use of food additives

Sep 25, 2023

On September 19, 2023, the European Commission published a consultation document to amend the regulations on the use of food additives. The main content is the proposed approval of magnesium citrate (Trimagnesium dicitrate, E345 (i)) for use in solid food

EU approved Sunset Yellow FCF as a feed additive for animals such as cats and dogs

Sep 13, 2023

On 8 September 2023, the European Commission issued Regulation (EU) No 2023/1712 authorizing Sunset Yellow FCF as a feed additive for cats and dogs, ornamental fish, ornamental birds for food and small rodents, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1831/2

EU confirms attapulgite can be used as feed additive

Sep 11, 2023

According to the Official Gazette of the European Union, on September 7, 2023, the European Commission issued Regulation (EU) No. 2023/1699. According to Regulation (EC) No. 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council, it was confirmed th

EU banned the active ingredient of pesticides dimoxystrobin

Sep 06, 2023

Recently, the European Commission announced that it has decided not to extend the approval of the active ingredient of pesticides dimoxystrobin, due to the toxic metabolites of dimoxystrobin may pollute groundwater.

EU plans to formulate maximum limits for perchlorate in some foods

Aug 31, 2023

On August 23, 2023, the European Commission issued a consultation document to formulate maximum limits for perhydrogen salts in some foods, and the feedback period will end on September 15, 2023.

EU proposes to revise the maximum levels for the sum of 3- monochlorpropanediol (3-MCPD) and 3-MCPD fatty acid esters in infant formula

Aug 25, 2023

On 23 August 2023, the European Commission published Proposal PLAN-2023-1984, amending the standard for the limits of contaminants in food (Regulation (EU) No 2023/915).

EU, Norway and Iceland have announced the lifting of restrictions on seafood imports from Fukushima and other places in Japan

Aug 14, 2023

The European Union, Norway and Iceland announced on August 3 the lifting of restrictions on food imports from some parts of Japan following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster in northeastern Japan.