Workshops

The EFLA workshop dedicated to Questions around national provisions: the case of nano labelling rules and titanium dioxide ban in France took place in Brussels on 12th December 2018.At the workshop participants were presented with an overview of the difficulties concerning detection of nanomaterials in foods by Dr Jan Mast, Head of Service Trace Elements and Nanomaterials at Sciensano (Belgium). In addition, we welcomed Dr Jacques-Aurélien Sergent, Corporate Product Safety Toxicologist at Solvay, presenting the industry perspective on nanomaterials including the aspects of their labelling and the titanium dioxide ban in France. The presentations were followed by a discussion on legal issues concerning nanomaterials labelling.

More information in the programme available here.

Related publication

Article by EFLA members, Patrick Coppens and Francesco Planchenstainer, in European Food and Feed Law Review (February 2019) and inspired by the EFLA workshop on nano-materials, available under 'EFLA Publication' here.

The objective of this workshop is to provide participants with an overview of the various sanctions in different EU Member State national legislations. Speakers will make short presentations from their respective countries and will provide insights into the application of the national sanctions based on practical experience to date. Confirmed speakers include Andreas Meisterernst (Germany), Paola Corte (Italy), Vicente Rodriguez Fuentes (Spain), Jean Savigny (Belgium) and Andreas Natterer (Austria).

More information in the programme available here.

Guest speakers included Mr. Jiri Sochor (DG SANTE, European Commission), who summarised the current regulatory situation for processing aids in the EU and touched upon the work on the guidance for safe use of processing aids (based on Codex guidelines CAC/GL 75-2010), Mr. Anders Liljegren (EU Specialty Food Ingredients), who presented the industry perspective on the regulatory environment for the use of processing aids in food manufacturing in the EU, and Mrs. Sonja Schulz (ZENK), who focused on the legal concept of processing aids and the interpretation of the European Court of Justice. The presentations were followed by a discussion session.

Please find here the agenda for the workshop.

The workshop included an overview of the state of play on the question of origin (Mr. Peter Loosen, BLL), a closer look at national rules on origin labelling in France (Ms. Nicole Coutrelis, Coutrelis & Associés), Spain (Mr.Vicente Rodriguez Fuentes, Legal Agrifood Abogados) and Italy (Mr. Ferdinando Albisinni, Università della Tuscia) and a presentation of the results of a survey on national COOL schemes, Poland (Ms. Joanna Krakowiak, Wardynski and Partners). The presentations were followed by a discussion session.

More information in the programme available here.

Guest speaker at the EFLA workshop on novel foods was Dr Stephen Johnson of the Food Standards Agency UK, who presented an overview of the new EU legislation on novel foods, Regulation (EU) 2015/2283. With implementing measures due to be proposed at that time, it was also an opportunity for participants to discuss issues of interpretation.

Dr Ulrich Herzog, Chief Veterinary Officer of the Austrian Ministry of Health, Ms. Katharina Kossdorff, managing director of the Food Industries Association of Austria, and Andreas Müller, Head of Vienna Food Inspection Authority, member and former Secretary General of the European Working Community for Food-Inspection and Consumer Protection presented some insights on the upcoming revision of Regulation (EC) 882/2004.

Related publication: EFLA-Workshop on the revision of Regulation (EC) 882/2004 on official controls, June 2015

The revision of the Parnuts directive 2009/39/EC on foodstuffs intended for particular nutrition uses and the implications with the claims Regulation.

Summary of the European Food Law Associationʼs (EFLA) workshop on the European Parliament's (EP) power to scrutinize European legislation available here.

Articles and comments from the Joint EFLA-AEDA and Italian Association (AIDA-IFLA) workshop on the new European Regulation on Food Information available here, and can be downloaded at AIDA-IFLA Italian Association of Food Law in No 2-2011 of the Rivista di diritto alimentare.

Summary of the European Food Law Associationʼs (EFLA) workshop on the EU legal framework governing the relationship between retailers and producers available here.

Summary of the European Food Law Association's (EFLA) workshop on the Regulation for Food Additives available here.