Codex: The safety standards set by CCCF at the core of the Codex mandate

11/05/2022 / infoAlimentario

Over 400 delegates gathered online for the opening of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Food (CCCF) which is taking place from 9 to 24 May 2022, hosted by The Netherlands from Utrecht. The committee regulates substances that have not been intentionally added to food by setting maximum levels to avoid levels of contamination that would make the food unsafe or affect its quality.

Codex Secretary Tom Heilandt said: “The safety standards set by CCCF, such as maximum levels and codes of practice to prevent or minimize contamination, are at the core of the Codex mandate to protect consumer health and ensure fair practices in the food trade. You need to balance risks and benefits, enabling trade while ensuring safety. Often that is tricky, and one needs to compromise.”

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Around the World – EU: Marketing of mung bean (Vigna radiata) protein as a novel food is authorized

09/05/2022 / infoAlimentario

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/673 of 22 April 2022 authorising the placing on the market of mung bean (Vigna radiata) protein as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470.

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Around the World – EU: Amendment in implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 as regards the specifications of the novel food trans-resveratrol

09/05/2022 / infoAlimentario

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/672 of 22 April 2022 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 as regards the specifications of the novel food trans-resveratrol.

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Around the World – EU: Amendment to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 as regards the specifications of the novel food galacto-oligosaccharides

09/05/2022 / infoAlimentario

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/684 of 28 April 2022 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 as regards the conditions of use of the novel food galacto-oligosaccharide

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Around the World – Denmark: Government proposes to create a climate label for foodstuffs

26/04/2022 / infoAlimentario

The Danish Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries announced an investment of 1.2 million euros for the development of the new labeling whose proposals will be presented later this year. The idea is to have a unified climate label that is controlled by the state, and in which consumers can trust, thus avoiding the presence of a wide variety of labels that only confuse.