Press Release: Novel foods: Council presents final compromise text

On 10 June 2015, the Council's Permanent Representatives Committee approved a final compromise text on new EU rules for novel foods. The text includes the European Parliament's amendments acceptable for the Council and significantly improves the current rules on novel foods. Novel foods are foods not consumed in the EU to a significant degree before May 1997. They include for instance foods to which a new production process is applied.

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ESO: Background information: Novel foods: EU talks go on http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-novel-foods-eu-talks-go-on/

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