EFFCA publications & news

EFFCA is proud to present its manifesto, aiming to ensure the growth, sustainability, and ‎global competitiveness of Europe’s microbial food cultures industry. ‎

The European Food and Fermentation Cultures Association (EFFCA) and the International Probiotics Association (IPA EU) have released a paper supporting the modernization of European GMO legislation.

EFFCA (European Food and Fermentation Cultures Association) and LABIP (Lactic Acid Bacteria Industrial Platform) published a letter expressing concerns about EU discussions on classifying certain food

This document is meant as a set of recommended guidelines agreed upon by EFFCA members for the safety assessment and characterisation of food cultures.

EFFCA presents a regulatory solution that would secure legal clarity, proportionality and clear consumer information of food cultures that do not lead to a full fermentation of the product.

EFFCA updated its position paper providing the definition of food cultures and guidance for their labelling.

Please find attached the EFFCA statement on the use of food cultures in organic food products.

Please find attached - EFFCA communication on taxonomy of the genus Lactobacillus.

An open letter jointly calls upon member states and the EU Commission to initiate a legislative change of rules on mutagenesis. Read the full letter here.

EFFCA co-sign Joint Stakeholder statement on Promoting sustainable use and conservation of biodiversity through open exchange of Digital Sequence Information (22 June 2018)

Provision of information relating to allergenic substances which are present in food culture preparations

Industry guidelines of quality control for Microbial Food Cultures used in Meat Fermentation