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... in march, european proposals to streamline the novel foods approval process by channeling it straight through the european food safety authority (efsa), rather than requiring prior ratification by an individual member state failed, after the european parliament and the council of ministers clashed over how meat from cloned animals and their offspring should be regulated ... had the novel foods regulation passed into eu law, it would have been the first in the world to explicitly prohibit the use of meat from cloned animals ... the us food and drug administration ( fda ) do not currently regulate the sale of milk or meat from the offspring of cloned animals, and does not require such foods to be labeled

... she highlighted the collapse of talks reviewing the 1997 eu novel foods regulation as an example ... “it must be a feasible regulation that is realistic

... the future of the european union’s controversial and much-despised novel foods regulation will be discussed at an upcoming event in brussels on june 23, 2011 ... the european commissio’s novel foods expert, dr andreas klepsch, will be joined by the uk food standard agency’s dr chris jones, sanna viljakainen from evira in finland, eline rademakers from the belgian ministry of health, cargill’s john dobinson and others

... at the meeting, conclusions from nanotechnologies citizens’ forums were discussed, as well as these two proposals: there should be intelligence gathering on nano research being carried out by the food industry a uk register of nanofoods on the market should be set up updates received by the meeting included: the first meeting of the european food safety authority’s nanotechnologies network european food safety authority guidance for risk assessment of nanomaterials the eu proposal to update the novel foods regulation the next meeting will be held in october 2011

... for instance, participants were more positive about the use of nanotechnology to reduce the salt or fat content of foods without adversely affecting the taste or texture of food ... the current way of regulating nanotechnologies in foods, the european novel foods regulation, provided participants with a degree of confidence that the framework in place ensured the safety of nanotechnology in foods ... to provide further confidence in the use of nanotechnology in foods, participants wanted transparency about the developments, including more information to be provided to them ... a register of foods that use nanotechnology established by a body independent from industry and government was received positively ... the introduction of an 'n' label for nanotech foods was also proposed, although it was recognised by participants that consumers might not use or understand this information without complementary education and awareness raising ... ' the food standards agency is working with interested parties to gather intelligence on the use of nanotechnologies in food, and is also developing a uk register of foods that use nanotechnology

... the group discussed taking forward these two recommendations from the house of lords select committee on science and technology report: intelligence gathering on nanotechnology research being carried out by the food industryestablishing a uk register of nanofoods on the market the meeting also received updates from the agency on the novel foods regulation, food additives, contact materials, and the agency’s programme of consumer engagement to understand consumers’ views towards the use of nanotechnology in food production

... the agency has written to stakeholders to seek their views on a potential change in its interpretation of the novel foods regulation (regulation (ec) no 258/97) in respect of food from the descendants of cloned cattle and pigs ... the regulation applies to any food or food ingredient that does not have a significant history of consumption within the european union before 15 may 1997 ... fsa board decision at its meeting on 7 december 2010, the fsa board made clear its position that the marketing of products obtained from cloned animals should continue to be subject to the novel foods regulation, and require authorisation ... your views the agency is seeking comments by thursday 10 february, following which the agency will confirm its final interpretation of the regulation in respect of cloned animals and their offspring ... if you have any comments that you would like the fsa to consider before making the proposed change in its advice, please provide them in writing, to: novel foods unitfood standards agency4c aviation house125 kingswaylondon wc2b 6nh email: novelfoods@foodstandards

... the ciaa is confident that the incoming hungarian presidency of the eu will finalise the long-awaited amended novel foods regulation in the next six months, but points out a number of outstanding issues ... the european commission published its revised proposal for a revised novel foods regulation in july 2008, which has since ricocheted between the parliament and council in first and second readings ... the intention is to adjust the original regulation, which dates from 1997, is to to simplify and centralise the novel foods authorisation process and foster industry innovation ... moreover several new technologies, such as nanotechnology and cloning, have developed over the last 14 years, and decisions need to be taken on where they sit in relation to novel foods ... in 2007 economist graham brookes warned that innovation - and, as a result, competitiveness - is being hampered by tough novel foods regulations ... brookes said companies also have a reduced rate of return on their investment because of the amount of time they have to wait for novel foods approval ... as for post-market monitoring of novel foods, the confederation says this should be considered on a case-by-case basis rather than a mandatory basis as part of the authorisation procedure ... cloning – in or out? a big stickling point between the parliament and the council has been whether or not produce from cloned animals and their offspring should be included under novel foods regulation ... meanwhile the council has supported inclusion of cloned animals under the existing novel foods regulation, subject to future review ... this move has been resisted by the uk, however, with ministers saying in a report to the food standards agency last month all regulation must be “proportionate and enforceable”, and they did not believe there is currently enough scientific evidence to warrant outlawing food from cloned animals

... the ciaa is confident that the incoming hungarian presidency of the eu will finalise the long-awaited amended novel foods regulation in the next six months, but points out a number of outstanding issues ... the european commission published its revised proposal for a revised novel foods regulation in july 2008, which has since ricocheted between the parliament and council in first and second readings ... the intention is to adjust the original regulation, which dates from 1997, is to to simplify and centralise the novel foods authorisation process and foster industry innovation ... moreover several new technologies, such as nanotechnology and cloning, have developed over the last 14 years, and decisions need to be taken on where they sit in relation to novel foods ... in 2007 economist graham brookes warned that innovation - and, as a result, competitiveness - is being hampered by tough novel foods regulations ... brookes said companies also have a reduced rate of return on their investment because of the amount of time they have to wait for novel foods approval ... as for post-market monitoring of novel foods, the confederation says this should be considered on a case-by-case basis rather than a mandatory basis as part of the authorisation procedure ... cloning – in or out? a big stickling point between the parliament and the council has been whether or not produce from cloned animals and their offspring should be included under novel foods regulation ... meanwhile the council has supported inclusion of cloned animals under the existing novel foods regulation, subject to future review ... this move has been resisted by the uk, however, with ministers saying in a report to the food standards agency last month all regulation must be “proportionate and enforceable”, and they did not believe there is currently enough scientific evidence to warrant outlawing food from cloned animals

... regulations are intended to protect consumers and ensure there is scientific evidence that foods placed on the market are safe and do what they say on the label ... novel foods europe's novel foods regulation (ec no 258/97) was introduced in 1997 and requires any food not commonly consumed in the eu prior to may 1997 to undergo rigorous safety assessment before it can be brought to market ... the amended regulation looks set to ease the bottlenecks with a swifter system for assessing foods that already have a safe history of use outside the eu, as well as giving an exclusivity period for companies that invest in data, thus bringing an end to piggy-backing under substantial equivalence ... a stickling point has been whether or not to include produce from cloned animals and their offspring under novel foods, with the parliament and council looking set to enter conciliation