EuropaBio said it has ‘high hopes’ for the European Commission’s Circular Economy strategy, but serious, ongoing concerns about the long-term framework conditions in place to attract business investment.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has concluded that glyphosate, a herbicide used on food crops, is unlikely to cause cancer and recommends raising safety levels.
The EU has lost the opportunity to provide safer food to its people by setting maximum arsenic levels in food too high, says one researcher - but a legal expert welcomes the levels for providing guidance and legal certainty.
The European Carton Maker’s Association (ECMA) opened its 48th Congress in Bucharest, Romania, today (September 10), under the theme ‘One Europe; Embrace Multiple Realities’.
The Plastics Technology Center, AIMPLAS, along with 11 enterprises and technological European centers, has launched the InnoREX project, to develop a new technology of PLA (polylactic acid) production.
Imperial College London has partnered with ADMIT BioSuccInnovate Consortium to investigate how agricultural waste can be used to make biodegradable packaging.
The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation into whether the proposed acquisition by Mondi of two industrial packaging plants owned by Walki is in line with the EU Merger Regulation.
A clear description of what NIAS (Non Intentionally Added Substances) are and how the risk assessment should be performed for the many different types of NIAS that exist is missing, according to ILSI Europe (International Life Sciences Institute).
The European Commission should stop dragging its feet over its awaited trans fat report – and explain why it is already over six months overdue, says Socialist MEP.
EU regulation is confusing but with growing consumer demand, it's still an attractive market. FoodNavigator spoke to five companies about the challenges of selling insects in Europe.
The four largest national organisations representing the plastics packaging industry in Europe, Elipso (France), IK (Germany), BPF and PAFA (UK) have urgently called for polymer producers to accelerate restoration of normal supply conditions to plastics...
Eight manufacturers and two distributors of retail food packaging have been fined more than €115m for fixing prices and allocating customers of polystyrene foam or polypropylene rigid trays.
Snack makers are gearing up for renewed nutrition focus in the EU when the Netherlands takes presidency of the Council in 2016, says the director-general of the European Snacks Association (ESA).
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is looking for partners to commercialise its wireless sensor that detects ethanol formed from food spoilage, in the headspace of food packaging.
EUROPEN: ‘The EU court of Justice might have more related cases to handle’
The European Commission is taking Romania to the EU Court of Justice over its failure to amend revised EU legislation on packaging waste into domestic law.
The EU’s central science agency has clarified health claim procedures after a furore over a CLA weight management submission BASF and Stepan Lipid Nutrition unsuccessfully attempted to withdraw from the system earlier this year.
Food processors face questions of not only ingredients but packaging
SPI, the Plastics Industry Trade Association has launched Project Passport, alleviating challenges manufacturers face complying with food contact regulations in the US and the European Union.
Dutch company, Eggs Posure, has developed packaging you can play with for the egg industry and has applied for a world patent with The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), which protects an invention in 148 countries across the world.
EU grain yields are anticipated to drop because farmers have over-cautiously reduced planting areas for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform, says Copa-Cogeca.
Europe’s farmers must acknowledge their contribution to surface water pollution and implement best practice measures to fulfil ambitious quality objectives set out in the Water Framework Directive, says the European Crop Protection Association (ECPA).
The European Snack Association (ESA) remains concerned over possible mandates on EU meat origin labeling after European parliament today voted in favor of the motion.
The European Union remains the largest market for Italian technologies, followed by Asia and non-EU European countries, according to Ucima, the Italian Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Association.
US bean chip brand Beanitos is looking for co-packers and distributors to kick-start European expansion where it wants to pull in one quarter of total sales within five years.
Food safety guidelines for insects destined for human consumption have been created for the first time in response to their likelihood of becoming widely consumed in Europe.
Industry target to meet 80% steel recycling by 2020
‘Concerns over food waste are likely to increase the demand for canned food because cans have a longer product shelf life,’ claims Dr Ulrich Roeske who became president of APEAL, the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging, this month.
The Institute of Food Science & Technology (IFST) has welcomed a new EU law enabling Member States to decide for themselves whether genetically modified organisms (GMOs) can be approved in their countries.
The European Recovered Paper Council (ERPC) is stepping up discussions on a deinkability scorecard for packaging following the announcement Henri Vermeulen, VP Paper for Recycling, Smurfit Kappa Group, took the role of chairman this year.
The European Parliament has voted to allow national bans on GM crops, but this could actually encourage more GM varieties to be cultivated in Europe, claims UK organic advocacy group The Soil Association.
Further investment is essential to improve infrastructures and storage capacity in the European grain and oilseed sector, according to a research by Rabobank and Copa-Cogeca.
The EU Food Information to Consumers (FIC) regulation has been the biggest challenge for snack makers during 2014 and difficulties aren’t over yet, says the European Snacks Association (ESA).
EUROPEN seeks further clarification, while PRE regrets delay
Gluten-free oat specialist Glebe Farm Foods is investing £5-10m ($8-15m) in a second oat mill to keep up with UK demand and assist expansion into European markets.
The European Parliament and member states have agreed rules to allow member states to ban or restrict the cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops, even when they are approved at EU level.
Resources entering the circular economy need to be responsibly managed from the outset, not just at end-of-life, according to the CEO and president of Tetra Pak.
The European Commission has approved Benexia chia oil as a novel food for use in food supplements and in place of other plant fats and oils in foods and drink applications.
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have voted to allow individual countries within the EU to ban the cultivation of genetically modified food crops on their soil, even if the EU has already approved them for wider cultivation.
EU Food & Consumer business to focus on flexible packaging
By Annie-Rose Harrison-Dunn from the European Parliament in Brussels
The food industry should provide facts if it expects EU decision makers to consider dismantling the controversial novel foods regulation it has long-argued discourages innovation, a UK member of the European Parliament (MEP) said at a workshop in Brussels...
The European Commissioner-elect for health and food safety has said he intends to review rules on GM crop cultivation and broker compromise on animal cloning, among other top-priority topics.
