The European Food Fermentation Cultures Association - EFFCA - was formed in 1992 and will focus ‎‎on Food Cultures‎ The vision of EFFCA is to support the growth and ‎promote the use of food cultures at global level. ‎The ‎‎mission of EFFCA is to promote and facilitate ‎the dialogue between economic operators, ‎regulatory ‎‎bodies and other relevant ‎organisations through various forums aiming at ‎promoting the development ‎‎of applications of ‎food cultures. ‎ Its tasks also include maintaining the latter’s ‎authorized applications through such actions as ‎will be ‎‎deemed appropriate. ‎ Another purpose of the association is to develop ‎actions to promote the industry’s image, its ‎products ‎‎and its companies so as to provide the ‎public with any information which could be useful ‎for a better ‎‎understanding of the positive role ‎played by the cultures in the food industry ‎worldwide. ‎