The Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry has published Decree ref. no. 264637 of 3 June 2026. Among the new features is the possibility of setting up consortia dedicated to multiple geographical indications, including those belonging to different supply chains
This year’s theme, promoted by the WHO and FAO, is “From burden to solutions: safe food everywhere”
The Ministry of Health’s report has been published. The samples primarily concern fruit and vegetables, cereals, oil and wine, meat, and milk and dairy products
Law 75/2026 on “sanctioning provisions for the protection of Italian food products” has been published in the Official Journal
The European Food Safety Authority has published the report on samples taken in 2024 through both random and targeted monitoring programmes
The Excellera Intelligence research “Food safety in Europe: the perception of Italian consumers” was presented at the Tetra Pak headquarters in Modena, as part of the National Made in Italy Day and the institutional debate on agri-food protection
Regulation (EU) 2021/2117 does not provide guidance on how to proceed when wine is an ingredient in a composite product. While waiting for this issue to be addressed in the revision of Regulation (EU) 1169/2011, expected in 2027, industry-defined guidelines or a Commission communication to eliminate any uncertainty would be appropriate
The level, set at 0.0275 milligrams per kilogram of body weight per day, was established by the European Food Safety Authority’s expert panel on “Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens”
The acceptable daily intake remains 15 mg/kg of body weight per day for currently authorized uses, while it has not been possible to establish the safety of other uses for which an assessment had been requested from EFSA
EFSA’s annual report on residues of veterinary drugs in live animals and animal products shows that compliance with legal limits remained high in 2024, at 99.87%
It is no longer mandatory to indicate the name of the producer in the same field of vision. This is established by the regulation adopted by the Council of the EU
Food crimes: amendments to the criminal code
What the “Lollobrigida Reform” entails: from the abolition of the crime of “Sale of non-genuine foodstuffs” to its replacement with the crime of “Food Fraud,” to the new crime of “Trading in foodstuffs with false markings”