Le Comité des Fabricants de levure - COFALEC


Views of the industry

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Yeast Carbon-footprint

February 2010

cofalec's position

The labelling of E491 on the packaging of dry instant yeast for wine making

October 2009

cofalec's position

Organic products can be produced with organic or non organic yeast

May 2009

cofalec's position

Trans fatty acids are not significants in yeast

May 2009

cofalec's position

REACH and Yeast

february 2009

cofalec's position

The new rules for organic yeast

january 2009

Eu regulation

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Antibiotics	September 2008
	COFALEC position on non-use of antibiotics

Allergens	June 2007
	The following note refers to the directive 2000/13 on labelling and explains why yeast is not labelled.

Biofuels vs Food raw materials	June 2007	1 2
	1- Yeast Industry views on the impact of biofuels on the availability of raw materials - answer to the DG TREN consultation on biofuels 2- Joint press release on biofuels by CAOBISCO COFALEC FEDIMA AIBI UNAFPA GAM IMACE CEEREAL

Energy crops and shortage of molasses	April 2007
	Joint press release by CAOBISCO IMACE COFALEC AIBI UNAFPA - Food or fuel ? Biofuels mandatory targets jeopardize food production

Energy crops and shortage of molasses	September 2006
	COFALEC comments the report from the Commission to the Council on the review of energy crops policy

Impact of the CMO Sugar reform on prices of molasses	September 2006
	After one year of sugar reform, first assessment by the yeast industry of the consequences on prices of molasses

The yeast industry will face a shortage of raw material	July 2006
	the yeast industry is hit by the sugar reform and the development of the bioethanol industry.

EU strategy on "biomass & biofuels"	July 2006
	The development of biofuels puts the yeast at risk for it supply of raw materials.

"Natural yeast" claims	June 2006
	The European legislation on claims aims at protecting the consumer. The industry of yeast is not the subject of any specific provisions and respects the general framework.

GMO	June 2005
	The following note refers to the regulation in force on genetically modified food and feed and on the rules of labelling.