FOOD INDUSTRY CALLS FOR SMARTER RISK ASSESSMENT OF CHEMICALS WITHIN REVAMPED EU CONTROL SYSTEM
June 2nd, 2020
ENVIRONMENTAL good practice is at the heart of policy-making for the current European Commission, which took office last November under its new president Ursula von der Leyen. A range of initiatives under the European Green Deal umbrella have already been launched and one of the latest – a review of European Union (EU) chemical rules – will impact the EU food industry.
Changes to how the EU’s REACH chemical control system and associated legislation will follow, and these will impact the regulation of food additives, pesticides, packaging materials ...
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