Food Safety - News

The European Commission has published its comprehensive Health and Food Audits and Analysis work programme for 2025, outlining its plan to help ensure the highest standards of food and feed safety, animal health and welfare, and plant health across the European Union.

The European Commission has released a new evaluation report assessing the preparedness of EU Member States to respond to outbreaks of the most economically, environmentally, and socially damaging plant pests.

The European Commission has published a comprehensive evaluation report assessing the implementation of EU rules on plant health by Member States.

This month, we learn about initiatives such as EIT Food’s Waste to Plate project and Halandri’s brewery grain upcycling project, showcasing how side-streams can be transformed into valuable resources.

The Official Control Regulation requires Member States organising risk-based controls to identify and combat fraudulent and deceptive practices along the agri-food chain.

EFSA published the Scientific Opinion on application (EFSA-GMO-NL-2019-162) for authorisation of soy leghemoglobin produced from genetically modified Komagataella phaffii on 15 November. The public may make comments on this opinion for 1 month.

EFSA published a new opinion on genetically modified maize for food and feed uses on 11 November. In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 on genetically modified food and feed, the public may make comments on this opinion for a 1 month period.

EFSA published a new statement on genetically modified Soybean for food and feed uses on 28 October. In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 on genetically modified food and feed, the public may make comments on this opinion for 1 month.

The FOLOU project, funded under the Horizon Europe Programme, is launching a Twinning Regions Programme to help European regions and their actors tackle the challenge of food losses in primary production.