Meeting with Christian Holzleitner (Head of Unit Climate Action)

13 Nov 2025 · Catch-up on climate policy developments

Meeting with Michele Picaro (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

10 Nov 2025 · Health

Response to Circular Economy Act

6 Nov 2025

Meeting with Fabien Santini (Head of Unit Agriculture and Rural Development)

29 Oct 2025 · Retail alliances workshop

Meeting with Pascal Arimont (Member of the European Parliament) and Natural Mineral Waters Europe aisbl

17 Oct 2025 · Water resilience

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EC) 1107/2009, Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, Regulation (EU) 528/2012, Regulation (EC) 1831/2003, Regulation (EC) No 852/2004, Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, Regulation 1099/2009, Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and Directive 98/58/EC, as regards simplifying and clarifying food and feed safety requirements

14 Oct 2025

Meeting with Alexandra Nikolakopoulou (Head of Unit Health and Food Safety)

10 Oct 2025 · FDE’s recommendations for the food and feed simplification omnibus

Response to EU Electrification Action Plan – towards a clean, competitive and integrated energy system

9 Oct 2025

Response to COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS Roadmap towards Nature Credits

26 Sept 2025

Meeting with Barry Cowen (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair)

23 Sept 2025 · Meeting with FoodDrinkEurope

Meeting with Claire Bury (Deputy Director-General Health and Food Safety) and 6 other attendees

17 Sept 2025 · EFSA’s performance evaluation

Response to Commission Communication on a EU Cardiovascular Health Plan

16 Sept 2025

Meeting with Eric Sargiacomo (Member of the European Parliament)

3 Sept 2025 · Pratiques commerciales déloyales

Meeting with Olivér Várhelyi (Commissioner) and 2 other attendees

2 Sept 2025 · Exchange of views on food industry matters

Meeting with Ciaran Nicholl (Director Joint Research Centre)

2 Sept 2025 · Present JRC’s future plans in the FDE vast range of activities and explore ways for FDE to support JRC’s work.

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) …/… laying down rules for the application of Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the calculation, verification and reporting of data on recycled plastic content in single-use plastic beverage bottles and repealing Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/2683

13 Aug 2025

Meeting with Luis Planas Herrera (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall)

17 Jul 2025 · Packaging and Circular Economy Act

Response to Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions – Strategy for Generational Renewal in agriculture

14 Jul 2025

Meeting with Aurel Ciobanu-Dordea (Director Environment)

8 Jul 2025 · Exchange of views on Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), Circular Economy Act (CEA) and Single Use Plastics Directive (SUPD)

Meeting with Elena Arveras (Cabinet of Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque)

27 Jun 2025 · Sustainability Omnibus

Meeting with Sebastian Tynkkynen (Member of the European Parliament)

25 Jun 2025 · Elintarvikealan tilannekatsaus

Meeting with Valdis Dombrovskis (Commissioner) and 1 other attendee

25 Jun 2025 · Competitiveness and simplification

Meeting with Elena Panichi (Head of Unit Agriculture and Rural Development) and spiritsEUROPE

25 Jun 2025 · State of Play of the situation between the EU and the US

Response to Communication on a new EU Bioeconomy strategy: Towards a Circular, Regenerative and Competitive Bioeconomy

19 Jun 2025

Meeting with Nicolo Brignoli (Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis)

18 Jun 2025 · Simplification

Meeting with Jörgen Warborn (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

11 Jun 2025 · Omnibus

Response to Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and Council to foster biotechnology in Europe

10 Jun 2025

Meeting with Ann-Sofie Ronnlund (Cabinet of Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva)

4 Jun 2025 · Life sciences

Meeting with Danuše Nerudová (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

4 Jun 2025 · discussions on Green Claims Directive

Meeting with Gijs Schilthuis (Director Agriculture and Rural Development)

26 May 2025 · Exchange of views on simplification of legislation for farmers, the agri-food supply chain and administrations (beyond CAP)

Meeting with Aurel Ciobanu-Dordea (Director Environment) and 11 other interest representatives

22 May 2025 · Discuss with interested stakeholders the practical aspects and challenges of ensuring compliance with Art.5(5) of the PPWR (concerning PFAS limits in food-contact packaging)

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of relevant commodities and relevant products

13 May 2025

Meeting with Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis (Member of the European Parliament)

13 May 2025 · Exchange of views

Meeting with Christophe Hansen (Commissioner) and 1 other attendee

28 Apr 2025 · Courtesy visit and exchange of views on the Vision and on issues considered relevant by FoodDrinkEurope

Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Commissioner) and 1 other attendee

28 Apr 2025 · EU’s trade relationships and its impacts on the agrifood sector

Meeting with Elena Panichi (Head of Unit Agriculture and Rural Development)

16 Apr 2025 · Info on the current and prospective trade situation between the EU and the US in the frame of Food Drink Europe Trade Working Group

Meeting with Hildegard Bentele (Member of the European Parliament)

4 Apr 2025 · Water resilience

Meeting with Valérie Hayer (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

27 Mar 2025 · Unfair trading practices

Meeting with Jessika Roswall (Commissioner) and 13 other attendees

25 Mar 2025 · Roundtable “Water, Agriculture, and the Food Supply Chain”

Meeting with Paulina Dejmek Hack (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall)

21 Mar 2025 · Competitiveness, Water Resilience

Meeting with Antonio Malta Reis (Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe Hansen), Johannes Van Den Bossche (Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe Hansen), Pawel Wisniewski (Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe Hansen)

18 Mar 2025 · Exchange of views on FoodDrink Europe’s main trade priorities and issues, in particular as regards spirits.

Meeting with Elisabetta Siracusa (Director Agriculture and Rural Development)

11 Mar 2025 · FoodDrinkEurope’s trade priorities for the new European Commission cycle 2024-2029

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on cooperation among enforcement authorities responsible for the enforcement of Directive (EU) 2019/633 on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain

10 Mar 2025

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2021/2115 and (EU) 2021/2116 as regards the strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain

10 Mar 2025

Response to European Water Resilience Strategy

4 Mar 2025

Meeting with Ariane Vander Stappen (Head of Unit Health and Food Safety) and 3 other interest representatives

4 Mar 2025 · Discussion on the ongoing harmonisation of maximum permitted limits for vitamins and minerals in food

Meeting with Axel Hellman (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall)

25 Feb 2025 · Water resilience

Meeting with Maria Walsh (Member of the European Parliament)

20 Feb 2025 · Agri-Food Chain

Meeting with Sebastian Tynkkynen (Member of the European Parliament)

20 Feb 2025 · Elintarvikealan ajankohtaiset asiat

Meeting with Heléne Fritzon (Member of the European Parliament)

19 Feb 2025 · FoodDrinkEuropes mottagning i anslutnign till ”Food & Drink Dialogues”

Meeting with Claire Bury (Deputy Director-General Health and Food Safety)

19 Feb 2025 · Dialogue on empowering consumers for better food and drink choices.

Meeting with Kristoffer Storm (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Feb 2025 · Food Industry

Meeting with Veronika Vrecionová (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair)

18 Feb 2025 · Vision for agriculture, UTP and CMO

Meeting with Valentina Schaumburger (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné)

6 Feb 2025 · Meeting to present FoodDrink Europe

Meeting with Giulia Del Brenna (Head of Unit Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

5 Feb 2025 · Initiatives of relevance to the food industry, such as the Vision on Agriculture and Food (‘the Vision’), the European Board for Agriculture and Food (‘the EBAF’), the Competitiveness Compass, the Clean Industrial Deal, Unfair Trading Practices

Meeting with Rasmus Nordqvist (Member of the European Parliament)

3 Feb 2025 · Foodwaste

Response to Single Market Strategy 2025

30 Jan 2025

Meeting with Giulia Del Brenna (Head of Unit Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

20 Jan 2025 · General topics of interest, including the Vision on the future of agriculture, and political perception of the food industry

Meeting with Ingeborg Ter Laak (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Jan 2025 · Sustainability practices

Meeting with Elsi Katainen (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Dec 2024 · Ajankohtaiset elintarvikesektorin kuulumiset

Meeting with Veronika Vrecionová (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair) and Mars Incorporated

18 Dec 2024 · Presentation meeting (sustainability, packaging, labeling)

Meeting with Antonella Sberna (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Dec 2024 · Innovazione e competitività nell'industria alimentare: sfide e prospettive per il settore

Meeting with Ondřej Krutílek (Member of the European Parliament) and Mars Incorporated

18 Dec 2024 · Presentation meeting (sustainability, packaging, labeling)

Meeting with Tomas Baert (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen) and 10 other interest representatives

3 Dec 2024 · Trade tensions - strategic thinking for agri-food trade

Meeting with Oliver Schenk (Member of the European Parliament) and European Aluminium AISBL

21 Oct 2024 · Priorities for the next legislative term

Response to Commission Roadmap towards ultimately phasing out animal testing for chemical safety assessments

14 Oct 2024

Meeting with Nicola Zingaretti (Member of the European Parliament)

9 Oct 2024 · Packaging

Meeting with Stefano Cavedagna (Member of the European Parliament) and LightingEurope

9 Oct 2024 · Introductory meeting - discussion about the next legislative proposals

Meeting with Elisabetta Gualmini (Member of the European Parliament)

8 Oct 2024 · AGRI Committee

Meeting with César Luena (Member of the European Parliament)

4 Oct 2024 · Food sector priorities

Meeting with Herbert Dorfmann (Member of the European Parliament)

1 Oct 2024 · Food supply chain

Meeting with Emma Wiesner (Member of the European Parliament)

1 Oct 2024 · Utfallet av den strategiska dialogen om lantbrukets framtid.

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... on the collection and transmission of molecular analytical data within the frame of epidemiological investigations of food-borne outbreaks in accordance with Directive 2003/99/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council

18 Sept 2024

Meeting with Pietro Fiocchi (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Sept 2024 · Exchange of views about food and drink issues

Response to Ex post evaluation of the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), after five years of provisional application of the agreement.

25 Apr 2024

Response to Evaluation of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) 2017-2024

5 Apr 2024

Response to COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/… on the use of bisphenol A (BPA) and other bisphenols and their derivatives with harmonised classification for specific hazardous properties in certain materials and articles intended to come into contact with food, amending Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, amending Regulation (EC) No 1895/2005 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2018/213

8 Mar 2024

Meeting with Kurt Vandenberghe (Director-General Climate Action)

4 Mar 2024 · future of the) Green Deal in the next institutional mandate

Meeting with Jan-Christoph Oetjen (Member of the European Parliament)

23 Feb 2024 · Sustainable Food Systems (General Exchange)

Meeting with Franc Bogovič (Member of the European Parliament)

21 Feb 2024 · Meeting on agriculture related legislation

Meeting with Susanna Ceccardi (Member of the European Parliament)

21 Feb 2024 · Meeting with FoodDrinkEurope

Meeting with Pernille Weiss-Ehler (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

20 Feb 2024 · Directive on substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims (Green Claims Directive)

Meeting with Katarína Roth Neveďalová (Member of the European Parliament)

24 Jan 2024 · Future of EU Agri-food sector

Meeting with Pernille Weiss-Ehler (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

19 Jan 2024 · Directive on substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims (Green Claims Directive)

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods as regards the definition of ‘engineered nanomaterials’

11 Jan 2024

Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Executive Vice-President) and 6 other interest representatives

9 Jan 2024 · Farm visit and roundtable with agri-food chain stakeholders

Response to Evaluation of the Directive (EU) 2019/633 of 17 April 2019 on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain

29 Nov 2023

Meeting with Lara Comi (Member of the European Parliament) and 2 other interest representatives

21 Nov 2023 · PPWR

Meeting with Salvatore De Meo (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

7 Nov 2023 · PPWR

Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Executive Vice-President)

6 Nov 2023 · Transition towards sustainable food systems

Response to Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on Soil Monitoring and Resilience (Soil Monitoring Law)

3 Nov 2023

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed, and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/625

31 Oct 2023

Meeting with Tom Vandenkendelaere (Member of the European Parliament)

19 Oct 2023 · Green claims directive

Meeting with Dacian Cioloş (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion)

18 Oct 2023 · Exchange on Agri Opinion Food Waste

Meeting with Laura Ballarín Cereza (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and 2 other interest representatives

18 Oct 2023 · Green Claims

Meeting with Maria Angela Danzì (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Oct 2023 · Non communicable diseases

Meeting with Norbert Lins (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Oct 2023 · PPWR

Meeting with Clara Aguilera (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Oct 2023 · Food Waste

Meeting with Róża Thun Und Hohenstein (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Decathlon SE

16 Oct 2023 · Waste Framework Directive revision

Meeting with Pernille Weiss-Ehler (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Cosmetics Europe

12 Oct 2023 · Directive on substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims (Green Claims Directive)

Meeting with Cyrus Engerer (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and 2 other interest representatives

28 Sept 2023 · Green Claims Directive

Meeting with Petros Kokkalis (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

27 Sept 2023 · Green Claims

Meeting with César Luena (Member of the European Parliament) and EPPA SA

21 Sept 2023 · PPWR

Meeting with Clara Aguilera (Member of the European Parliament) and One Planet Business for Biodiversity

21 Sept 2023 · Sustainable Agriculture

Meeting with Maria Angela Danzì (Member of the European Parliament) and Seda International Packaging Group

12 Sept 2023 · PPWR

Response to Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste

31 Aug 2023

Response to Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims (Green Claims Directive)

20 Jul 2023

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... supplementing Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards sustainability reporting standards

6 Jul 2023

Meeting with Janusz Wojciechowski (Commissioner) and 5 other attendees

28 Jun 2023 · Geo-political importance of food, contribution of agriculture/food to success of the European Green Deal and the EU’s global competitiveness

Meeting with Kurt Vandenberghe (Director-General Climate Action) and 11 other interest representatives

27 Jun 2023 · Fit for 55

Meeting with Lukas Visek (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

26 Jun 2023 · Sustainable food systems

Meeting with Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and WACKER CHEMIE AG

1 Jun 2023 · Forced Labour

Meeting with Christine Schneider (Member of the European Parliament)

31 May 2023 · PPWR

Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

30 May 2023 · Green Claims

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on packaging and packaging waste, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and Directive (EU) 2019/904, and repealing Directive 94/62/EC

24 Apr 2023

Meeting with César Luena (Member of the European Parliament) and McDonald’s Global Franchising Limited

22 Mar 2023 · MEP Luena's Team on Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation

Meeting with Brando Benifei (Member of the European Parliament)

22 Mar 2023 · Amendments on the Proposal for a Directive on empowering consumers for the green transition (meeting held by assistant)

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a Union certification framework for carbon removals

20 Mar 2023

Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and 124 other interest representatives

8 Mar 2023 · Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence

Meeting with Salvatore De Meo (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and 3 other interest representatives

6 Mar 2023 · PPWR

Meeting with Tom Vandenkendelaere (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion)

15 Feb 2023 · packaging: general introduction, recycled content, reuse

Meeting with Ivan Štefanec (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Feb 2023 · Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation

Meeting with Delara Burkhardt (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Ball Beverage Packaging Europe Limited

13 Feb 2023 · Packaging waste

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market

30 Nov 2022

Meeting with Ralf Kuhne (Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides)

8 Nov 2022 · VTC meeting on food packaging

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 as regards hazard classes and criteria for the classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures

14 Oct 2022

Response to Evaluation of Commission Regulation (EC) No 906/2009 of 28 September 2009 on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to certain categories of agreements, decisions and concerted practices between liner shipping companies (consortia)

3 Oct 2022

Response to Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on streamlining chemicals-related data flows, increasing data interoperability, dissemination and re-use across legislation, the notification of commissioned studies, the use of academic studies and the establishment of a mechanism for data generation for the purpose of chemical safety assessments in the context of the European chemicals regulatory framework

16 Aug 2022

Meeting with Helena Braun (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and 2 other interest representatives

29 Jun 2022 · Revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive

Response to Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) and Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste

23 Jun 2022

Meeting with Andreas Schneider (Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski)

31 May 2022 · Competitiveness Committee meeting. This Committee addresses topics which impact the competitiveness of the food and drink industry, such as food supply chain issues, agricultural policies, trade and sustainability.

Meeting with Janusz Wojciechowski (Commissioner) and 1 other attendee

25 May 2022 · Current crisis in Ukraine and the impact for the food and drink supply

Response to Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937

23 May 2022

Response to Single Market Emergency Instrument (SMEI)

11 May 2022

Response to A European Union Regulatory Framework for the Certification of Carbon Removals

2 May 2022

Response to Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on (re-)attribution of scientific and technical work on chemicals to the EU agencies

11 Apr 2022

Meeting with Annukka Ojala (Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides)

6 Apr 2022 · VC Meeting: Food Security and EU Code of Conduct

Response to Report assessing the rationale and legal feasibility of applying EU health and environmental standards (including animal welfare standards as well as processes and production methods) to imported agricultural and agri-food products as well as identifying the concrete initiatives to ensure better consistency in their application, in conformity with WTO rules

16 Mar 2022

Response to Proposal for a Directive on protecting, sustainably managing and restoring EU soils - Soil Health Law

16 Mar 2022

Response to Review of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives

22 Feb 2022

Meeting with Florika Fink-Hooijer (Director-General Environment)

10 Feb 2022 · Packaging and green claims

Meeting with Wioletta Dunin-Majewska (Cabinet of Commissioner Elisa Ferreira) and 2 other interest representatives

28 Jan 2022 · Revision of the promotion policy.

Response to COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/… on recycled plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foods, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 282/2008

18 Jan 2022

Meeting with Tom Vandenkendelaere (Member of the European Parliament)

2 Dec 2021 · Factory visit AB Inbev & waste water treatment discussion

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/625 as regards Combined Nomenclature and Harmonised System codes and import conditions of certain composite products, amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2122 as regards certain samples and pet birds exempted from official controls at border control posts and amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/630 as regards requirements for composite products exempted from official controls at border control posts

23 Nov 2021

Meeting with Caroline Boeshertz (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis) and 3 other interest representatives

15 Nov 2021 · Implementation of Decree 248 by the Chinese Customs Administration

Response to COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/… amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards green tea extract containing (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate

3 Nov 2021

Response to Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste, establishing a Union-wide food waste reduction target to be met by 2030

29 Oct 2021

Response to Commission Communication on a policy framework for biobased, biodegradable and compostable plastics

27 Oct 2021

Meeting with Annukka Ojala (Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides), Karolina Herbout-Borczak (Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides)

27 Oct 2021 · VTC meeting : Origin Labelling in the context of the Farm to Fork Strategy

Response to Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an EU framework for a Union sustainable food system

26 Oct 2021

Response to Commission proposal for a revision of the EU legislation on the welfare of animals

5 Aug 2021

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2122 as regards certain categories of goods posing low risk, goods that form part of passengers’ personal luggage and pet animals exempted from official controls at border control posts and amending that Delegated Regulation and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2074 as regards references to certain repealed legislation

18 Jun 2021

Response to Revision of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45 EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (CLP Regulation)

28 May 2021

Response to Proposal for a of Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on information provision and promotion measures concerning agricultural products implemented in the internal market and in third countries (recast R 1144/2014)

5 Mar 2021

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and 15 other attendees

18 Feb 2021 · Pact for Skills roundtable with the representatives of agri-food sector

Meeting with Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner) and 15 other attendees

18 Feb 2021 · Pact for Skills roundtable with the representatives of agri-food sector.

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain categories of goods exempted from official controls at border control posts and amending Commission Decision 2007/275/EC

1 Feb 2021

Response to Revision of EU rules on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (food contact materials)

28 Jan 2021

Response to Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers

27 Jan 2021

Meeting with Michael Hager (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis) and 3 other interest representatives

20 Jan 2021 · WTO aircraft dispute

Response to Communication on the development of a contingency plan at EU level setting up a common EU food crisis response mechanism to ensure food supply and food security in times of crises affecting the EU’s food system, to be coordinated by the Commission and involving Member States

13 Jan 2021

Meeting with Cristina Rueda Catry (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis), Michael Hager (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis) and 3 other attendees

25 Nov 2020 · EU-US trade relations

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Regulation (EU) No 257/2010 setting up a programme for the re-evaluation of approved food additives in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food additives

2 Nov 2020

Meeting with Janusz Wojciechowski (Commissioner) and 1 other attendee

7 Oct 2020 · Future of the CAP, Farm to Fork Strategy, trade and Covid crisis.

Response to Proposal for a Directive on the provision of information to facilitate consumers’ active participation in the green transition

1 Sept 2020

Response to Proposal for a Regulation on substantiating environmental claims using the Product/Organisation Environmental Footprint methods (green claims)

31 Aug 2020

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2468 of 20 December 2017 laying down administrative and scientific requirements concerning traditional foods from third countries in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods

20 Aug 2020

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 234/2011 of 10 March 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings

20 Aug 2020

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2469 of 20 December 2017 laying down administrative and scientific requirements for applications referred to in Article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods

20 Aug 2020

Response to Revision of Directive 94/62/EC on Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive to reinforce the essential requirements for packaging and assess the feasibility to establish EU level packaging waste prevention measures and targets

6 Aug 2020

Response to COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/… amending the Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the hygiene of foodstuffs as regards food allergen management, redistribution of food and food safety culture

5 Aug 2020

Response to Chemicals strategy for sustainability

19 Jun 2020

Meeting with Stella Kyriakides (Commissioner)

9 Jun 2020 · VC Meeting - Farm to Fork

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and 3 other attendees

7 May 2020 · Exit and recovery strategy in the agro food sector

Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and 1 other attendee

5 May 2020 · The implementation of the Circular Economy Action Plan and the European Green Deal, the impact of COVID-19 on the drink and food sector, green recovery, the forthcoming Farm to Fork and Biodiversity strategies, as well as research and innovation.

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 (European Climate Law)

30 Apr 2020

Meeting with Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)

27 Apr 2020 · Green Deal and recovery in the food and drink sector

Response to Commission proposal for the revision of Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions

17 Apr 2020

Response to Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the Farm to Fork Strategy for a Sustainable Food System

12 Mar 2020

Meeting with Cristina Rueda Catry (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

5 Mar 2020 · EU-US relations

Response to Minimising the risk of deforestation and forest degradation associated with products placed on the EU market

3 Mar 2020

Meeting with Stella Kyriakides (Commissioner)

7 Feb 2020 · Discussion on food safety

Response to Climate Law (Legislative proposal)

6 Feb 2020

Response to EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy

20 Jan 2020

Response to Communication on a new Circular Economy Action Plan

20 Jan 2020

Meeting with Catherine Geslain-Laneelle (Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski)

8 Jan 2020 · US sanctions

Meeting with Sabine Weyand (Director-General Trade)

23 Oct 2019 · EU Trade Policy, EU Agri-Food Sector

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1185 laying down rules for the application of Regulations (EU) No 1307/2013 and (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards notifications to the Commission of information and documents

17 Jun 2019

Meeting with Timo Pesonen (Acting Director-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

12 Jun 2019 · DG GROW met FoodDrinkEurope (FDE), at their request, to discuss priorities and ideas for the next five years of the Commission work in the food and drink sector.

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED DECISION (EU) …/… supplementing Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards a common methodology and minimum quality requirements for the uniform measurement of levels of food waste

4 Apr 2019

Meeting with Anne Bucher (Director-General Health and Food Safety)

28 Feb 2019 · introductory meeting

Response to COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/… amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for chlorate in or on certain products

14 Feb 2019

Meeting with Michel Barnier (Head of Task Force Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom) and 3 other interest representatives

4 Feb 2019 · Meeting with the Task Force for the Preparation and Conduct of the Negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 TEU

Meeting with Juergen Mueller (Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella), Sebastien Paquot (Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella)

10 Dec 2018 · Single Use Plastics

Meeting with Helena Braun (Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

10 Dec 2018 · Single use plastics

Response to COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/… amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards trans fat, other than trans fat naturally occurring in animal fat, in foods intended for the final consumer

30 Oct 2018

Meeting with Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis)

17 Sept 2018 · Printing inks in food contact materials

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, laying down its rules for participation and dissemination

6 Aug 2018

Response to Proposal for a DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on establishing the specific programme implementing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation

6 Aug 2018

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing rules on support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the Common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council

1 Aug 2018

Response to Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions – A comprehensive framework on endocrine disruptors

18 Jul 2018

Response to Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment

18 Jul 2018

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the transparency and sustainability of the EU risk assessment in the food chain amending Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 [on general food law], Directive 2001/18/EC [on the deliberate release into the environment of GMOs], Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 [on GM food and feed], Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 [on feed additives], Regulation (EC) No 2065/2003 [on smoke flavourings], Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 [on food contact materials], Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 [on the common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings], Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 [on plant protection products] and Regulation (EU) No 2015/2283 [on novel foods]

22 Jun 2018

Response to Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the food supply chain

14 Jun 2018

Response to Commission Communication Towards an EU Product Policy Framework contributing to the Circular Economy

4 Jun 2018

Response to Recommendation for a Council Decision authorising the opening of negotiations on an agreement with the United States of America regarding the importation of beef from animals not treated with certain growth-promoting hormones with the purpose of establishing country-allocation of the tariff-rate quota for hormone-free beef within the current revised Memorandum of Understanding

24 Apr 2018

Meeting with Marika Lautso-Mousnier (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

9 Apr 2018 · Questions related to the quality of foodstuffs

Response to Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the quality of water intended for human consumption (recast)

29 Mar 2018

Response to Communication from the Commission updating the 2012 European Bioeconomy Strategy

20 Mar 2018

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the mutual recognition of goods lawfully marketed in another Member State

19 Mar 2018

Meeting with Věra Jourová (Commissioner) and 3 other attendees

25 Jan 2018 · Dual Quality

Meeting with Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)

19 Jan 2018 · Single Market, HLForum, Food Chain inc UTPs and Market transparency, SMEs

Response to Reducing marine litter: action on single use plastics and fishing gear

12 Jan 2018

Meeting with Vytenis Andriukaitis (Commissioner)

18 Dec 2017 · Food waste, Animal Welfare, Labelling

Meeting with Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President)

15 Dec 2017 · Competitiveness of Food & Drink Industry, single market and trade issues

Response to Fitness Check (evaluation) of the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) and the Floods Directive (2007/60/EC)

16 Nov 2017

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... establishing the Union list of novel foods in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods

2 Nov 2017

Meeting with Věra Jourová (Commissioner) and 4 other attendees

11 Oct 2017 · Dual quality

Response to COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/… amending Regulation (EC) 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of glycidyl fatty acid esters in vegetable oils and fats, infant formula, follow-on formula and foods for special medical purposes intended for infants and young children

18 Sept 2017

Meeting with Jerzy Bogdan Plewa (Director-General Agriculture and Rural Development) and 3 other interest representatives

15 Sept 2017 · Exchange of views

Response to Commission initiative to improve the governance of the food supply chain with regard to unfair trading practices, one rule regarding producer cooperation and market transparency

22 Aug 2017

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... laying down administrative and scientific requirements for applications referred to in Article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods

16 Aug 2017

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... on the procedural steps of the consultation process for determination of novel food status in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods

16 Aug 2017

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... laying down administrative and scientific requirements concerning traditional foods from third countries in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods

16 Aug 2017

Response to COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/… permitting the use of Listex™ P100 for the reduction of Listeria monocytogenes on ready-to-eat products of animal origin

9 Aug 2017

Meeting with Agnieszka Drzewoska (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska), Kaius Kristian Hedberg (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska) and AIM - European Brands Association

3 Aug 2017 · differences in compositions and in alleged quality of food

Meeting with Věra Jourová (Commissioner) and 5 other attendees

25 Jul 2017 · dual quality of food

Meeting with Agnieszka Drzewoska (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska), Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska) and 2 other attendees

25 Jul 2017 · dual quality of food

Response to COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/… establishing mitigation measures and benchmark levels for the reduction of the presence of acrylamide in food

6 Jul 2017

Meeting with Věra Jourová (Commissioner) and AIM - European Brands Association

11 May 2017 · Dual food quality

Meeting with Dermot Ryan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan) and Weber Shandwick

8 May 2017 · FoodDrinkEurope Reputation Audit

Meeting with Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President) and 3 other interest representatives

28 Mar 2017 · Plastics Value Chain

Response to COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/… amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain flavouring substances

24 Nov 2016

Meeting with Phil Hogan (Commissioner)

24 Nov 2016 · Agriculture Issues

Meeting with Vytenis Andriukaitis (Commissioner) and 14 other attendees

17 Nov 2016 · Roundtable on the future of the General Food Law Regulation

Meeting with Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)

19 May 2016 · High Level Forum for a better functioning food supply chain

Meeting with Lee Foulger (Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)

15 Dec 2015 · Joint mtg European agri-food chain organisations/Markets in Financial Instruments Directive

Meeting with Antonio Lowndes Marques De Araujo Vicente (Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas) and 3 other interest representatives

24 Nov 2015 · H2020, new Scientific Committee

Meeting with Daniel Calleja Crespo (Director-General Environment)

18 Nov 2015 · Circular Economy

Meeting with Marco Valletta (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis), Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis)

28 Sept 2015 · Nutrition and Health, Food Safety

Meeting with Robert Madelin (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and 22 other interest representatives

3 Jun 2015 · New College and Better Regulation

Meeting with Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)

21 May 2015 · High Level Forum for a Better Functioning Food Supply Chain

Meeting with Ladislav Miko (acting Director-General Health and Food Safety) and 4 other interest representatives

26 Feb 2015 · GM import authorizations

Meeting with Vytenis Andriukaitis (Commissioner) and 1 other attendee

23 Feb 2015 · Implementation of the Regulation (EU) 1169/2011 (Food Information to Consumers).- Labelling & Food Safety and Fraud

Meeting with Carl-Christian Buhr (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

10 Dec 2014 · General presentation of the organisation, topics of current interest, http://www.supplychaininitiative.eu/