Food safety

On 25 May 2023, the new Chemical Contaminants Regulation will enter into force, definitively repealing Regulation (EC) No 2006/1881. The general objective of the Regulation has remained unchanged and is to set maximum levels for the various contaminants potentially present in the individual product categories, so that foodstuffs listed in…

Food allergies affect a limited but growing percentage of the population. The harmful and potentially fatal effects on the consumer make the issue of cross-contact central. Regulation (EU) no. 1169/2011 and subsequent amendments and additions has identified foods and substances as responsible for food allergies and intolerances. Annex II of…