The Feedap panel (Feed Additives)/EFSA has adopted an updated version of its guidance for the renewal of feed additives authorisations. This draft document is open to public consultation until 26 January, before final adoption, probably around March 2020. According to the Regulation 1831/2003, feed additives authorisations are time-limited. They have to be renewed every ten […]

The European Commission has just published a Regulation (EU 2019/1964, OJ L 307/3, 28.11.2019) re-authorising several forms of lysine for the EU market. This Regulation closes the re-authorisation cycle of amino acids, initiated 16 years ago by Regulation 1831/2003. According to this, the amino acids that were previously authorised had to go through a tree-steps […]

The General Food Law (GFL; (EC) No 178/2002) is the founding act of the current food and feed legislation. It lays down general principle, requirements and procedures related to decision-making in the food and feed safety in Europe. It also established the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the basis of its functioning. It provides […]