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1. • Sustainable Development
   • Trade Policy

   July 23, 2019

   European Commission launches Communication on deforestation

   Today the European Commission adopted a comprehensive Communication setting out a new framework of actions to protect and restore the world's forests.
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2. • Nutrition and Health

   May 9, 2019

   The new edition of the Ter Perse has been published

   On May 9th, 2019, the digital newsletter of MVO for health professionals was published.
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3. • Food and Feed Safety

   May 2, 2019

   Two new ROW-EU reports SCOPAFF

   
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4. • Sustainable Development

   April 30, 2019

   Letter minister about sustainable production and ending deforestation

   
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5. • Food and Feed Safety

   April 29, 2019

   The new EFISC-GTP Code has been accepted by the Dutch competent authorities NVWA

   The new EFISC-GTP Code has been accepted by the NVWA as a quality system that could support the public supervision in the Netherlands.
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6. • Food and Feed Safety

   April 26, 2019

   EP report regarding farming without plant protection products

   Plant Protection Products (PPPs) are often perceived by citizens as very harmful for human health and for the environment. The tendency in EU policy is to stimulate reduction in use of PPPs. In a recent report (March 2019) made by the EPRS (European Parliamentary Research Service) the possibilities and impossibilities have been studied.
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7. • Nutrition and Health

   April 24, 2019

   European limit for trans fatty acids in the diet

   Today the EU Commission adopted legislation that determines that in two years' time foodproducts may contain no more than 2% trans fatty acids (industrial; on a fat basis) in the end product. In the Netherlands, trans fatty acids are virtually no longer found in foods. In the Netherlands there has been no public health issue for years, but in some other European countries there still is.
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8. • Nutrition and Health

   April 1, 2019

   EU regulation changes specifications of coriander seed oil from Coriandrum sativum

   At the 20th of March 2019 the EU regulation Vo (EU) 2019/456 was published in the Official Journal of the European Union authorising the change of the specifications of the (already authorized) novel food coriander seed oil from Coriandrum sativum. This coriander seed oil is used in food supplements. In this regulation the lower figure of the saponification value is decreases from the current 186 mg KOH/g to 179 mg KOH/g.
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9. • Nutrition and Health

   March 19, 2019

   EU regulation published for extension of use of Schizochytrium sp. (ATCC PTA-9695)

   At the 11th of March 2019 the EU regulation Vo (EU) 2019/387 was published on the extension of the use of the (already authorized) novel foods Schizochytrium sp. (ATCC PTA-9695) to fruit and vegetable purees with a maximum level of DHA of 100 mg/100 g. Furthermore, this legislation allows the removal of the mention of the strain ‘(ATCC PTA 9695)’ from the designation on the food labels.
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10. • General

    February 26, 2019

    REMINDER: Courses MVO Academy open for registration

    The courses ‘Basics of Oils and Fats’, ‘Food and Feed Safety’ and ‘Sustainable Sourcing’ that will be held in April, June and September 2019 are open for registration. Employees from companies in the oils and fats industry and related companies in the fields of food, feed, technology and energy are more than welcome to participate.
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