EFFCA publications & news
| June 2025 | Regulations & Positions |
EFFCA Contribution to the Call for Evidence on the European Biotech Act
EFFCA welcomes the Commission’s initiative to establish a European Biotech Act to support the EU biotechnology sector’s competitiveness, resilience, and sustainability. |
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| June 2025 | Regulations & Positions |
EFFCA Contribution to the Call for Evidence on the Bioeconomy Strategy Update
The European Food and Fermentation Cultures Association (EFFCA) welcomes the Commission’s initiative to update the EU Bioeconomy Strategy and strongly supports its ambition to promote a circular, rege |
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| June 2025 | News |
Joint industry definitions of fermentation and precision fermentation
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| February 2025 | News |
EFFCA Proposal for the Regulatory Status 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. |
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| October 2024 | Regulations & Positions |
EFFCA Manifesto - Cultivating the future
EFFCA is proud to present its manifesto, aiming to ensure the growth, sustainability, and global competitiveness of Europe’s microbial food cultures industry. |
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| June 2024 | Regulations & Positions |
EFFCA & IPA EU: The New Genomic Techniques
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. |
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| April 2023 | News |
EFFCA - LABIP joint letter to the authorities on the regulatory status of Food Cultures
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 |
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| March 2023 | Regulations & Positions |
EFFCA presentation: Food cultures are ingredients - need for regulatory clarity
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| March 2023 | News |
UPDATE JUNE 2024 - Criteria for the Safety Assessment of Food Cultures
This document is meant as a set of recommended guidelines agreed upon by EFFCA members for the safety assessment and characterisation of food cultures. |
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| March 2023 | News |
EFFCA Paper on the Definition of Food Cultures - 2023 Update
EFFCA updated its position paper providing the definition of food cultures and guidance for their labelling. |
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| March 2022 | Regulations & Positions |
EFFCA statement on the use of food cultures in organic food products
Please find attached the EFFCA statement on the use of food cultures in organic food products. |
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| August 2020 | News |
EFFCA communication on the updated taxonomy of the genus lactobacillus
Please find attached - EFFCA communication on taxonomy of the genus Lactobacillus. |
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| April 2019 | News |
Over 20 EU business associations call for innovation-friendly rules on mutagenesis
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. |
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| June 2018 | News |
Joint stakeholder statement on digital sequence information: for dissemination
EFFCA co-sign Joint Stakeholder statement on Promoting sustainable use and conservation of biodiversity through open exchange of Digital Sequence Information (22 June 2018) |
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| April 2018 | Video |
Bacterial Cultures
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| November 2017 | News |
EFFCA statement on Allergen labelling (NOV 2017)
Provision of information relating to allergenic substances which are present in food culture preparations |
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| January 2015 | Regulations & Positions |
Industry guidelines of quality control for Microbial Food Cultures used in Meat Fermentation
Industry guidelines of quality control for Microbial Food Cultures used in Meat Fermentation |
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