REGULATORY UPDATE: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/179
on the collection and transmission of molecular analytical data within the frame of epidemiological investigations of food-borne outbreaks – Source

REGULATORY UPDATE: Regulation (EU) 2025/40 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 2024
on packaging and packaging waste, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and Directive (EU) 2019/904, and repealing Directive 94/62/EC – Source

REGULATORY UPDATE: Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/351
of 21 February 2025 amending Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food – Source

EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Vision for Agriculture and Food
Shaping the future of farming and the agri-food sector for future generations in Europe – Source

REGULATORY UPDATE: Légifrance (FR)
LAW No. 2025-188 of February 27, 2025, aimed at protecting the population from risks related to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (1) – Source

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FOOD SAFETY TOPICS

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FOOD SAFETY ALERTS

Last update: 14/03/2025

Most Notified Hazard Categories

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# 1
MICRO-ORGANISM
+13.93%
# 2
PESTICIDE RESIDUES
+10%
# 3
ALLERGENS
-6.5%
LABELING ISSUES
+8.5%
GENERAL HYGIENIC REQUIREMENTS
+6.82%
%: 2024 trends vs. 2023

Source: Safety HUD

MYCOTOXINS
+57.4%
ADDITIVES AND FLAVOURINGS
+18.15%
FOREIGN BODIES
+41,5%
HEAVY METALS
+0,2%
+OTHERS
25,626 NOTIFIED EVENTS in Food in 2024 +6,54% vs. 2023

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