It is of major importance that the future guidelines of the COM on ‘former foodstuffs’ and their settlement in the overall picture of hygiene and animal health related laws do support an increased use of animal by-products from the food sector as...
In light of the current discussions in the European Parliament and some member states on the mandatory country of origin labelling for milk and dairy products EDA would like to reiterate its position that only voluntary origin labelling is an option...
The Common Agricultural Policy was set up to ensure food availability and affordability for
the European population. In this framework, dairy products were recognised from the start
as being unique in composition and source, being the secretion...
We strongly welcome the decision to increase the ceilings for intervention purchasing. Intervention remains the most effective mechanism for stabilising the market and consequently helping to secure cash flow to the sector. Under the current...
Agricultural Markets Task Force – EDA’s view on market transparency
The setting up of the Agricultural Markets Task Force (AMTF) by the EU Commissioner Phil Hogan at the beginning of this year as one of the initiatives taken in this difficult...
EDA statement following the
EFSA opinion on consumption of raw drinking milk of January 2015
EDA acknowledges the EFSA opinion and underlines the importance to distinguish between raw drinking milk as evaluated by EFSA and dairy products made...
Given the overarching importance of the school milk scheme, which helps children to consume a healthy diet and the prominent place of milk in the European School Food Scheme, the European Dairy Association (EDA), the voice of European milk...
The agricultural and food sector is at the centre of circular production cycles and the tradition of circular production is the daily experience in the dairy sector.
