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EC Scientific Committee Publishes Scientific Advice on Titanium Dioxide

On May 23, 2024, the European Commission’s (EC) Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) published a document entitled “Scientific Advice on Titanium dioxide (TiO2).” The document includes the following questions from...more

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Europe Daily News, 11 March 2024

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COMPETITION - Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11283 - Lone Star Funds / Eriks) - Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11497 - CIP / Miescor / PHPL / PHC) ...more

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Food Contact Materials : “Have your say” on the EU proposal to ban BPA

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The European Commission recently put forward a draft proposal for a Regulation introducing a ban on the use of Bisphenol A (BPA) in food contact materials. As part of this legislative process, the European Commission has...more

Mayer Brown

Europe Daily News, 16 February 2024

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COMPETITION - Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11317 - OEP Hitch / EMC / CBM) - Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11385 Permira / Blackstone / Adevinta)...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation and Regulatory Update - January 2024

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - GAO: FDA Should Finalize Plans to Implement New Traceability Rule - The Government Accountability Organization (GAO) has recommended that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EC Committee Begins Public Consultation on Its Preliminary Opinion for Titanium Dioxide

On December 5, 2023, the European Commission’s (EC) Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) began a public consultation on its preliminary opinion on titanium dioxide. Comments on the preliminary opinion are due...more

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Cell-Cultivated Meat Is Gaining Ground

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In June of this year, the USDA approved the label of “cell-cultivated chicken” to be used for the sale of laboratory grown chicken. It also issued grants of inspection to Upside Foods and Eat Just (GOOD Meat), authorizing...more

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FDA Invites Comment on Petition Seeking to Repeal Color Additive Listing for Titanium Dioxide in Food

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On April 14, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration filed a petition submitted by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and several other NGOs requesting that the agency repeal its regulation authorizing the use of...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation and Regulatory Update - May 2023

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has written a letter to the manufacturers and developers of new plant varieties, urging them to fully consider the potential ramifications of transferring the genes of allergens to...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation and Regulatory Update - April 2023

FDA Proposes Changes to Standards of Identity for Foods Including Salt- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a proposed rule that would change the standards of identity (SOIs) for foods that include salt to...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

ANSES Applies Methodology to Assess Risks of Nanomaterials in Food to Titanium Dioxide

As reported in our October 19, 2021, blog item, in 2021, the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES) released a scientific guide to assess the risks posed by nanomaterials in food. On...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EC Requests Scientific Opinion on Titanium Dioxide in Cosmetic Products

The Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) announced on June 22, 2022, that the European Commission (EC) asked that it reassess the safety of titanium dioxide with a focus on genotoxicity and exposure via the...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update - March 2022

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued guidance indicating that it will not enforce particular provisions implementing the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). “In certain situations the FDA has determined it...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update - January 2022

Several advocacy groups, including the Environmental Defense Fund, Consumer Reports and Environmental Working Group, have filed a petition with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) “requesting that the agency remove...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EC Adopts Ban on Use of Titanium Dioxide (E171) as a Food Additive

The European Commission (EC) announced on January 14, 2022, that it adopted a ban on the use of titanium dioxide (E171) as a food additive. The ban will apply after a six-month transition period, and beginning summer 2022,...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

ANSES Publishes Health Risk Assessment Guide for Nanomaterials in Food

On October 11, 2021, the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES) announced the release of a scientific guide to assess the risks posed by nanomaterials in food. According to ANSES,...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update - September 2021

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) have begun consultations seeking scientific evaluations of glyphosate. “The classification of chemicals is based solely on the hazardous...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EFSA Publishes Safety Assessment of Silver Nanoparticles Intended to Be Used in Plastics

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a Scientific Opinion entitled “Safety assessment of the substance silver nanoparticles for use in food contact materials.” The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EFSA Updates Guidance on Nanomaterials Risk Assessment to Be Applied in Food and Feed Chain: Human and Animal Health

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has updated its “Guidance on risk assessment of nanomaterials to be applied in the food and feed chain: human and animal health.” The updated guidance, published on August 3, 2021,...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EU Regulators Begin Review of Draft Assessment of Glyphosate

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) have received a draft assessment of glyphosate carried out by four European Union (EU) member states and have begun to consider the findings....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

The European Commission’s Take On Novel Genomic Techniques (NGTs) In Light Of CJEU’s Ruling In Case C-528/16

The decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in case C-528/16 essentially banning novel genomic techniques (NGTs), in particular novel mutagenesis technologies such as CRISPR-Cas9, left the community in...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EFSA Panel Concludes That Titanium Dioxide Cannot Be Considered Safe as a Food Additive

On May 6, 2021, the European Food Safety Association (EFSA) announced that E171 is no longer considered safe when used as a food additive. The European Commission (EC) asked EFSA to update its safety assessment of the food...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update l April 2021 #3

UN Releases Report On Edible Insects And Food Safety - The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization has released a report examining potential challenges in the production of food developed from edible insects....more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EFSA Begins Public Consultation on Draft Updated Guidance on Assessing the Exposure of Operators, Workers, Residents, and...

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) announced on March 15, 2021, that it has begun a public consultation on a draft updated Guidance on the assessment of exposure of operators, workers, residents, and bystanders in risk...more

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Food & Beverage Litigation Update l March 2021

USDA, FDA Issue Joint Statement on Transmissibility of COVID-19 on Food Packaging - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have issued a joint statement stating that “there is no...more

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