EU Parliament votes in new novel food rules – or did it?
However, one MEP’s assistant said two parts of the compromise deal were rejected during the vote – relating to the wording of article 9.3 and recital 27 on the uniform updating of the EU's novel food list. It is now up to the Council to tell the Parliament if it can accept the slight wording change to these points. If the council accepts – which is said to be likely – the regulation as a whole will be adopted and can come into force. Otherwise it could pass to a second reading, which could spell delays. This technical stumbling block will come as something of an anti-climax in a process that has already overcome objections on cloning, nanotechnologies and member states’ right to veto since the first attempt to update back in 2008. If it does push forward though it will see the replacement of a 20-year old piece of legislation, a change said to mark the dawn of a new era of food and nutrition innovation in Europe. You can read the full article HERE