European Association of Polyol Producers
Recent meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.
Mission & Goals
EPA is an association of European manufacturers of food polyols, created to represent their professional interests. The objectives of EPA are to: - defend and respresent the interests of the Members at the level of the European Union and other European and international bodies - undertake detailed intra-industry discussion and analysis of the impact of the EU food legislation on industry's operations.
EU Legislative Interests
Food safety (re-evaluation food additives), nutrition policy (health and nutrition claims), food information
Communication Activities
Regular updates of EPA website to inform about applications, technological uses and legislation applying to polyols
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
EPA is a member of EU Specialty Food Ingredients. EPA has the Observer status at Codex Alimentarius. EPA is a member of the EU Feed Chain Task Force on the EU Catalogue of Feed Materials (EU FCTF).
Organisation Members
EPA members are: Roquette, Cargill, Tereos, Beneo, IFF. http://polyols-eu.org/about-epa/
Connected Legislation
Amendment: Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2019/6
Supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/6: Single lifetime identification document
Regulation on appropriate measures to ensure the effective and safe use of veterinary medicinal products authorised and prescribed for oral administration via routes other than medicated feed and administered by the animal keeper to food-producing animals
Regulation on the criteria for the designation of antimicrobials to be reserved for the treatment of certain infections in humans
Correction: Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/577 (Veterinary medicinal products)
Regulation on the volume of sales and on the use of antimicrobial medicinal products in animals
Veterinary medicinal products
Prohibition of certain antimicrobial products in animal imports
Amendment to Regulation (EU) 2019/6 on compliance with good laboratory practice for veterinary medicinal products set out in Annex II to that Regulation