foodwatch has called for a fundamental amendment of EU food law in order to better protect citizens from food scandals. The European Commission's reform proposal is completely inadequate. Recent cases, such as the scandal surrounding fipronil-tainted eggs, have shown, for example, that traceability along the food supply chain is not being consistently maintained.

Whether it is fipronil in eggs, contaminated Lactalis baby milk in 86 countries or horsemeat in beef lasagne: food scandals are recurring in Europe – and EU law fails to effectively protect consumers from fraud and unsafe food. This is due to numerous loopholes and a serious lack of enforcement of EU law. The European Commission has now presented a proposal to reform the General Food Law of the European Union (“REFIT” process of EC Regulation No. 178/2002). In the opinion of foodwatch, this proposal is completely inadequate. Instead, EU food law needs to be fundamentally revised. We will outline which changes are needed in EU food law with concrete examples from the various foodwatch offices at a Press Breakfast in Brussels on the 10th of July.