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Europe Promotes "Novel Foods"

The European Union is proposing simplifying the approval processes for "novel foods" products, so called because they have no history of consumption, are produced with new ingredients or are "traditional" in origin.

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

From a press release issued by the Costa Rican Foreign Trade Promotion Office (Procomer):

The European Union (EU) has taken up the proposal for regulation for novel foods. These products are defined as types of food that do not have a significant history of consumption, are produced by a process that has not previously been used, or have been produced from new ingredients and / or raw materials. The sector looks forward to the adoption of this regulation, since it appears that it will happen in a short time. In addition, the rotating presidency of the EU in Italy which ends this year counts as among a priority for the food industry, to bring forward negotiations on novel foods regulation.

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Europe Increases Sanitation Checks on Food Imports

October 2014

Due to the detection of new risks in some plant products coming from Asian countries, increased controls have been placed on foodstuffs entering from abroad.

From statement by the Foreign Trade Promotion Office of Costa Rica (PROCOMER):

In recent weeks, the European Union (EU) has seen the need to increase controls to ensure food security in the EU market.

European Banana Producers Against Association Agreement with CA

May 2014

The Association of European Banana Producers has proposed extending the community production model until 2020 in order to face competition from Central America.

From a statement issued by the Costa Rican Foreign Trade Promotion Office:

European banana producers seek to strengthen position in light of Latin American exports

Trends in Food and Beverages in Europe

February 2013

The Costa Rican Foreign Trade Promotion office has published a study entitled "Trends and innovations in the food sector: the case of the European Union"

From the introduction of the study "Trends and innovations in the food sector: the case of the European Union":

The Costa Rican Foreign Trade Promotion Office (PROCOMER), through its Directorate of Commercial Intelligence, conducted this study in order to identify trends and innovations in the food and beverage sector of the European market.

Rise of Cassava in Europe

October 2012

The European Union is an alternative market for the export of roots and tubers, which traditionally have the United States as their main target.

From the introduction of a market report on roots and tubers in the European Union by the Costa Rican Foreign Trade Promotion Office (PROCOMER):