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May 8, 2018Sava Kostić

On 26 April 2018, the REACH Committee of the Council of the European Union voted in favor of several initiatives of the European Commission. The committee agreed to endorse the proposal to further restrict substances classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction (CMR), category 1A or 1B, by banning...

March 28, 2018Patricia Iscaro

On 19 March 2018, the European Union issued a Regulation implementing article 4 of Regulation 2283/2015 on novel foods . The new regulation concerns the consultation process for the determination of novel food status. The regulation becomes effective on 8 April 2018. Verisk 3E Analysis Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/456...

February 20, 2018Scott Stephens

The European Commission adopted legislation on 12 February 2018 that establishes a new specific migration limit (SML) for bisphenol A (BPA) used in varnishes and coatings for food contact (FC) applications and significantly reduces the existing migration limit in the entry for BPA in the Food Contact Plastics Regulation (2011/10/EU)...

November 13, 2017Scott Stephens

On 6 November 2017, the European Parliament’s Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) held an exchange of views on food contact materials (FCMs) legislation with the European Commission.

November 6, 2017Scott Stephens

The European Commission’s Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (PAFF) postponed, for the second time, a vote on 25 October 2017 to renew the license for the herbicide glyphosate.







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