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On December 23, 2024, the European Union published Regulation 2024/3234, which officially delayed the entry into application of the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) until December 30, 2025.
Bisphenol A in food contact materials is banned in the European Unions as of January 20, 2025, with a phase-in period of one to three years depending on the product.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

European Union: EU Organics Market Begins to Recover

After taking a dip in 2022, the EU organic market began to recover in 2023 as consumers’ financial situations improved. France and Germany still have the largest organic markets in the EU and growth is expected in almost every Member State until 2025.
The European Union (EU) follows a complex, rolling system of review for active ingredients and Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) in food. For agricultural inputs, U.S. farmers must know early in the process of review to prevent or mitigate the loss of, and/or access to, chemical inputs.
On April 11, 2018, the European Commission published a proposal to amend the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive to answer Member States’ demand for tools to tackle dual quality of foodstuff....
Attaché Report (GAIN)

EU-28: Sugar Annual

The EU started the post-quota era with an all-time record sugar production of 22.8 million MT for MY 2017/2018, of which 21.1 million MT is for processing into sugar....
On April 12, 2018, the European Commission published a proposal for a Directive on unfair trading practices in the food supply chain.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

EU-28: Grain and Feed Annual

The EU28’s grain harvest in MY2018/19 is forecast to be the sixth to surpass 300 MMT in a decade.
International Agricultural Trade Report

Japan-EU Trade Agreement Threatens U.S. Pork Exports to Japan

On December 8, 2017, Japan and the European Union (EU) announced the finalization of negotiations on the Japan-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).
Attaché Report (GAIN)

EU-28: New EU Law on Novel Food Status Determination

On April 9, 2018, a new EU law enters into force that sets out a procedure to determine the "novel food status" of a particular food.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

EU-28: Oilseeds and Products Annual

Total EU oilseeds area and production in MY 2018/19 is forecast slightly upward due to increasing acreage of all three major oilseeds (rapeseed, soybean and sunflower).
On March 12, 2018, the EU alcoholic beverages industry presented a “joint’ self-regulatory proposal on nutrition labeling and ingredients listing to the European Commission.