A Valentine’s Day swoop backed by the EU law enforcement agency (Europol) has brought down a gang responsible for counterfeiting the trademarks of a famous Italian winery.

A new report by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) shows there has been global progress on the regulation and monitoring of antimicrobial use in animals.

A Green MEP has urged caution with cell-cultured meat development in the EU, calling for the bloc to apply the precautionary principle to prevent risks to human health or the environment.

Early trade discussions between the EU and Australia are being hampered by disagreements on the protection of EU agri-food names, with cheeses and wines being the most controversial products.

A Valentine’s Day swoop backed by the EU law enforcement agency (Europol) has brought down a gang responsible for counterfeiting the trademarks of a famous Italian winery.

Portugal’s food safety and economic monitoring authority (ASAE) inspected and seized 1,750 litres of a spirit for allegedly abusing the geographical indication Tequila in early February, following a complaint from the Tequila regulating council Consejo Regulador del Tequila (CRT).

An egg trader in the Netherlands has been fined EUR30,000 for a fraud involving the sale of potentially contaminated eggs.

A Valentine’s Day swoop backed by the EU law enforcement agency (Europol) has brought down a gang responsible for counterfeiting the trademarks of a famous Italian winery.

Portugal’s food safety and economic monitoring authority (ASAE) inspected and seized 1,750 litres of a spirit for allegedly abusing the geographical indication Tequila in early February, following a complaint from the Tequila regulating council Consejo Regulador del Tequila (CRT).

A Green MEP has urged caution with cell-cultured meat development in the EU, calling for the bloc to apply the precautionary principle to prevent risks to human health or the environment.

UK-based firms are looking to shift the ownership of their EU product approvals to subsidiaries in continental Europe in preparation for the UK leaving the EU on March 29th.

Poland’s Council of Ministers has approved a draft bill that is to introduce a label for Polish food products that are free of genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

An egg trader in the Netherlands has been fined EUR30,000 for a fraud involving the sale of potentially contaminated eggs.

A Valentine’s Day swoop backed by the EU law enforcement agency (Europol) has brought down a gang responsible for counterfeiting the trademarks of a famous Italian winery.

Turkish producers were responsible for a total of 82 food recalls in the final three months of 2018 – far ahead of any other country of origin, according to a company monitoring the figures.

Early trade discussions between the EU and Australia are being hampered by disagreements on the protection of EU agri-food names, with cheeses and wines being the most controversial products.

Portugal’s food safety and economic monitoring authority (ASAE) inspected and seized 1,750 litres of a spirit for allegedly abusing the geographical indication Tequila in early February, following a complaint from the Tequila regulating council Consejo Regulador del Tequila (CRT).

The Parliament plenary has greenlighted the investment agreements between the EU and Singapore, a step forward towards its implementation.

UK-based firms are looking to shift the ownership of their EU product approvals to subsidiaries in continental Europe in preparation for the UK leaving the EU on March 29th.

Progress was being made in the US last week to ensure that regulators are suitably ready to deal with the innovative leap forward that is cell-based meat.

Marco Settembri, Nestlé Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Europe, Middle East and North Africa is calling on EU decision makers to open up Europe’s borders unilaterally for food products in the likely event of a hard, no-deal Brexit.