Earlier this month, Katia Merten-Lentz was interviewed by RTBF journalist Véronique Thyberghien on food additives in her live show, “Tendances Première.” Issues discussed during the interview include cross-border definition problems, correct labelling, consumer safety, and the “bio” food trend.

To access the full interview, click here.

Today, the EU Official journal published Regulation (EU) 2019/787 on the definition, description, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks, the use of the names of spirit drinks in the presentation and labelling of other foodstuffs, the protection of geographical indications for spirit drinks, the use of ethyl alcohol and distillates of agricultural origin in alcoholic