Food ingredients and packaging working groups

Name Minutes (last update) Composition
BPA re-evaluation - CEP Panel 23 December 2020
Enzymes - CEP Panel 14 January 2021
Flavourings - FAF Panel 22 December 2020
Food Additives Applications - FAF Panel 23 December 2020
Food Contact Materials - CEP Panel 30 November 2020
Re-evaluation of miscellaneous food additives - FAF Panel 1 December 2020
Recycling Plastic - CEP Panel 23 November 2020
Specifications of Food Additives - FAF Panel 5 November 2020
Sweeteners - FAF Panel 1 December 2020
Titanium dioxide (E171) - FAF Panel 21 December 2020
WG on Guidance Update on Flavourings 22 December 2020
WG on preparation for re-evaluation of phthalates, structurally similar substances and replacement substances Available soon
WG on the evaluation of substances used to reduce microbial contamination from products of animal origin - CEP Panel 23 October 2018
WG on the re-evaluation of food additives permitted in foods for infants below 16 weeks of age - FAF Panel 8 December 2020
WG on the re-evaluation of remaining food additives other than colours and sweeteners - FAF Panel 7 May 2020
WG on the Update of the Guidance on Food Enzymes 22 December 2020

Past working groups

Annual DoIs of former EFSA experts are available on request.

Name Minutes (last update)
Allura Red - ANS Panel 23 April 2013
Application 2017-2018 - ANS Panel - Mandate 2 July 2018
Aspartame - ANS Panel 22 November 2013
Assessment of carcinogenicity of sucralose - ANS Panel 23 March 2017
Assessment of studies on BPS - CEP Panel 24 October 2019
Bisphenol A (BPA) Exposure 2012 - CEF Panel 2 May 2014
Botanicals in food 17 September 2013
BPA assessment protocol 29 November 2017
BPA Immunotoxicity - CEF Panel 20 September 2016
BPA Toxicology 2012 - CEF Panel 30 January 2015
Chemistry and Specifications - ANS Panel 7 July 2014
Enzymes - CEF Panel 25 June 2014
Evaluation of substances used to reduce microbial contamination from products of animal origin (Standing WG) - CEF Panel 27 June 2018
Exposure assessment - ANS Panel - Mandate 16 July 2018
Exposure assessment - ANS Panel 24 June 2014
Flavourings 2017-2018 - CEF Panel - Mandate 16 July 2018
Food additives and nutrient sources 2008-2011 - ANS Panel 27 April 2012
Food additives and nutrient sources 2011-2014 - ANS Panel (Working Group A) 24 June 2014
Food additives and nutrient sources 2011-2014 - ANS Panel (Working Group B) 11 August 2014
Food contact material 2017-2018 - CEF Panel - Mandate 11 December 2018
Food Enzymes 2017-2018 - CEF Panel - Mandate 28 June 2018
Genotox ad hoc - CEF Panel 30 June 2014
Genotoxicity 2017-2018 - CEF Panel - Mandate 16 July 2018
Guidance on food additives - ANS Panel 24 May 2012
Guidance on Nutrient Sources - ANS Panel 28 March 2018
Isoflavones - ANS Panel 6 October 2015
National experts meeting on BPA processing aids - CEF Panel 16 April 2012
Phosphates - ANS Panel 18 October 2018
Phosphates - FAF Panel 19 March 2019
Phthalates - CEF Panel 12 July 2018
Phthalates - CEP Panel 19 September 2019
Procedures under Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 (Standing WG) - ANS Panel - Mandate 18 June 2018
Ramazzini Institute study on aspartame in mice and methanol - ANS Panel Available soon
Re-evaluation of Annatto extracts (E 160b) - FAF Panel 14 January 2019
Re-evaluation of food additives for use in foods for infants below 16 weeks of age - ANS Panel 4 July 2018
Re-evaluation of Food Additives other than Gums & Colours 2017-2018 - ANS Panel - Mandate 22 June 2018
Re-evaluation of Food Colours 2017-2018 - ANS Panel - Mandate 2 July 2018
Re-evaluation of Gums and Food Additives from Natural Sources 2017-2018 - ANS Panel - Mandate 2 July 2018
Re-evaluation of Nitrates - Nitrites 2014-2017 - ANS Panel - Mandate 1 June 2017
Re-evaluation of other miscellaneous food additives with 2018 deadline (Standing WG) - ANS Panel - Mandate 25 June 2018
Re-evaluation of Starches, Celluloses and Pectins - ANS Panel - Mandate 12 May 2017
Recycling plastics 2017-2018 - CEF Panel - Mandate 13 June 2018
Toxicology - ANS Panel 10 June 2013
WG 'B' Food additives and nutrient sources 2008-2011 - ANS Panel 12 March 2012
WG on the follow-up of the re-evaluation of sorbic acid and potassium sorbate as food additives - FAF Panel 17 December 2018