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April 2023 News EFFCA - LABIP joint letter to the authorities on the regulatory status of Food Cultures

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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 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 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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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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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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June 2018 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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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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