EU Legislation, Initiatives, etc.
FSA: The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published its opinion on a wide variety of health claims submitted by food businesses from across the UK and other EU Member States. The Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation requires a list of EU-permitted health claims to be developed, one aim of which is to increase consumer protection.
The next step in the process will be for the European Commission and Member States to decide whether to authorise the claims for use on food, taking into account EFSA’s opinions. Legislation will be developed by the Commission. Member States will then vote on what claims are to be included in a final list of permitted EU health claims.
Press release ~ EFSA delivers its first series of opinions on ‘general function’ health claims ~
ScotGov: Action is needed now on the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead said as he pledged to stand up for Scotland's fishermen. He told industry representatives they were in the 'middle of a storm' caused by economic pressures, European restrictions and a 'broken CFP' but that he was determined to help them navigate through it.
And he said that rather than wait until 2013 to overhaul the CFP, the European Commission should act now on discards to help to help the fishing industry sail towards a 'more sustainable and profitable future'.
Press release ~ Have your say on the future of the Common Fisheries Policy (By 30 November 2009) ~ Impact of the Cod Recovery Plan ~ Seafish ~ Profitable Futures for Fishing ~ Fuel Task Force ~ Scottish Fisheries Council (SFC) ~ ScotGov - Fisheries ~ EU press release – phasing out of discards ~ Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) ~ EU cod recovery plan ~ EC published proposals ~ Fisheries Research Services ~ EC - Fisheries ~ BBC: Wasted catches hit Europe's cod ~ Telegraph: UK fishing boat filmed dumping 5 tons of fish
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