Food safety regulatory intelligence
Foresight monitors contaminant limits, additives, flavourings, residues, labelling and food contact rules in your markets, and flags which of your recipes and packs each change affects.
Portfolio impact assessment
EUImpact: Affected- EUImpact: Not affected
GBImpact: Not affected
Needs a new recipe before more is placed on the EU market
- Holds
- SmokEz C-10, SF-005
- Category
- Sauces
- Stock
- Sells until its best-before date
Its smoke comes from smoked chillies, so nothing changes
- Holds
- No smoke flavouring
- Smoke
- Smoke-dried chipotle chillies
Still authorised in Great Britain, so nothing changes
- Holds
- SmokEz C-10, SF-005
- Register
- SF-005 still listed
ProjectsPortfolio impact assessment
- Fiona MacLeod
- Ama Mensah
- Lena Fischer
| Product | Market | Smoke flavouring | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| EU | SF-005 | Affected | |
| EU | None | Not affected | |
| GB | SF-005 | Not affected | |
 US | SF-005 | Not affected | |
| EU | None | Not affected |
Smoky barbecue sauce
Impact: AffectedNeeds a new recipe before more is placed on the EU market
- Holds
- SmokEz C-10, SF-005
- Category
- Sauces
- Stock
- Sells until its best-before date
Chipotle chilli con carne
Impact: Not affectedIts smoke comes from smoked chillies, so nothing changes
- Holds
- No smoke flavouring
- Smoke
- Smoke-dried chipotle chillies
Hickory barbecue sauce
Impact: Not affectedStill authorised in Great Britain, so nothing changes
- Holds
- SmokEz C-10, SF-005
- Register
- SF-005 still listed
Smoky tomato pasta sauce
Impact: Not affectedSold only in the US, so nothing changes
- Market
- United States only
- Holds
- SmokEz C-10, SF-005
Sticky toffee pudding
Impact: Not affectedHolds no smoke flavouring, so nothing changes
- Holds
- No smoke flavouring
- Market
- European Union
See each rule coming, years before it applies
Most food rules begin years before they bind, as a scientific opinion or a petition. Foresight follows each from that first signal through adoption to every date it applies, so you can plan new recipes and packs before the deadline.
- Furan in baby food, EU 2026/1890: EFSA's opinion 25 Oct 2017; Adopted 29 Jul 2026; Applies 1 Jan 2028.
- Red No. 3 in food, US 21 CFR 74: A petition to FDA 24 Oct 2022; FDA's order 15 Jan 2025; Applies 15 Jan 2027.
- BPA in food contact, EU 2024/3190: EFSA's opinion 19 Apr 2023; Adopted 19 Dec 2024; Applies 20 Jul 2026; Applies to the rest, such as packs for fish and vegetables 20 Jan 2028.
- Smoke flavourings, EU 2024/2067: EFSA's opinions 16 Nov 2023; Adopted 31 Jul 2024; Applies 1 Jul 2026; Applies to cheese, meat and fish 1 Jul 2029.
What Foresight watches in food safety
The laws, limits and lists behind food safety, market by market, and the contaminants Foresight follows across all of them.
European Union
Safety duties, traceability and withdrawals
Official Controls Regulation
Checks on food and feed, at the border and on sale
Contaminants Regulation
Maximum levels for mycotoxins, metals and process contaminants
The Union list and each additive’s conditions of use
Flavourings, including smoke flavourings
Authorising enzymes for the EU’s first list
Authorisations and the Union list of novel foods
Authorising and labelling GM food and feed
Maximum residue levels for pesticides
Residue limits for veterinary medicines
Labels, allergens and nutrition declarations
Nutrition and Health Claims Regulation
The authorised claims and their conditions
Foods for Specific Groups Regulation
Infant formula, baby food and foods for special medical purposes
The vitamins and minerals allowed, and their forms
Food hygiene and microbiological criteria
Hygiene duties, and limits for pathogens such as Listeria
Food and feed simplification package
The Commission’s proposal to simplify food and feed law
Food contact materials
- EU Food Contact Materials Regulation
The framework for every material that touches food
- EU Plastics Regulation
Authorised substances and migration limits
- EU Recycled Plastics Regulation
Recycling processes for plastics that touch food
Bisphenol A and other bisphenols in food contact
- Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation
PFAS limits for food-contact packaging
- EU GMP Regulation
Good manufacturing practice for food contact materials
Bans on PFAS in food packaging
China’s GB 4806 standardsStandards by material, with GB 9685 for their additives
Great Britain
UK General Food Law
Safety duties, traceability and withdrawals
UK Novel Foods Regulation
Applications and authorisations
UK MRL Regulation
Maximum residue levels for pesticides
UK food contact regulations
Plastics, ceramics and other materials that touch food
UK Food Supplements Regulations
Vitamins, minerals and their forms
National rules in Europe
LFGBGermany’s Food and Feed Code
Switzerland’s food contact ordinanceMaterials and articles that touch food
- Switzerland’s Contaminants Ordinance
Maximum levels for contaminants in food
- Switzerland’s Flavourings Ordinance
Flavourings and food ingredients with flavouring properties
Türkiye’s Food CodexContaminants, and materials that touch food
Finland’s Food ActFood business duties and controls
Luxembourg’s food lawIts 2026 law on foodstuffs and food contact materials
United States
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
Adulterated food, food additives and food contact substances
GRAS
Substances generally recognised as safe, and FDA’s notices
Colour additives, 21 CFR Part 74
Listing and delisting colours, such as Red No. 3
Pesticide tolerances, 40 CFR Part 180
Pesticide residues allowed in food
Warnings for listed chemicals in food
Canada and Latin America
Canada’s Food and Drugs ActAdditives, contaminant limits and labels
Brazil’s ANVISA food contact resolutionsPositive lists for food contact plastics
Mexico’s General Health LawSanitary control of food and drink
Chile’s Health CodeThe basis of Chile’s food sanitary rules
East Asia
- China’s Food Safety Law
Food safety duties, supervision and enforcement
- China’s GB 2760
Food additives and the foods they may be used in
Japan’s Food Sanitation ActStandards for food, additives and food contact
Korea’s Food Labelling and Advertising ActLabels and advertising for food
- Korea’s Special Act on Imported Food Safety Control
Registering and inspecting imported food
Taiwan’s Act Governing Food Safety and SanitationFood standards, additives and labels
Rest of Asia and Oceania
India’s FSSAI regulationsFood standards and laboratory testing
Thailand’s Food ActIncluding its limits for pesticide residues in food
Vietnam’s QCVN 8-1Maximum levels for mycotoxins in food
Australia New Zealand Food Standards CodeIncluding Schedule 20’s maximum residue limits
Feed and farming
Authorising additives for animal feed
- EU Feed Hygiene Regulation
Hygiene duties for feed businesses
- EU Undesirable Substances Directive
Maximum levels for contaminants in feed
- EU Plant Protection Products Regulation
Active substance approvals behind residue limits
- EU Organic Production Regulation
Organic production and its labels
- Japan’s Feed Safety Act
Standards for feed and feed additives
Global agreements
International food standards and residue limits
WTO SPS notifications
Draft food safety measures, notified to trading partners
In every market
Aflatoxins, ochratoxin A and other mould toxins
Process contaminants
Acrylamide, glycidyl esters, 3-MCPD and furan
Including the EU’s ban as a food additive
Pyrrolizidine, tropane and other plant alkaloids
The allergens a label must declare
Projects for food safety compliance
Foresight runs the work a change leaves behind, from a watch on what is coming to answers for your customers. It checks every result.
Keep watch
All 3 projects- Regulatory horizon scanningNew food rules in your markets, from EFSA opinions to adopted limits, scored for your products, most important first.
- Scientific literature monitoringNew studies on the contaminants and additives in your foods, before they become opinions and limits.
- Consultation trackingOpen consultations and draft measures on food rules that touch your products, with the date each one closes.
Understand your exposure
All 7 projects- Portfolio impact assessmentWhich of your recipes and packs a new limit, withdrawal or authorisation reaches.
- Substance risk heatmapHow hard contaminant, additive and food contact rules press on each substance in your foods and packs, market by market.
- Market entry requirementsThe additive, residue, labelling and food contact rules a product must meet before it sells in a new market.
- Global legislation registerThe food laws that apply to you in each market, what each requires and what comes next.
- Substitution screeningAlternatives to a withdrawn flavouring, additive or food contact substance, checked for their own restrictions.
The sectors food safety rules reach
Food safety rules reach ingredient makers, crop protection and the suppliers of food contact materials as well as food brands. Each sector page opens on the changes Foresight is tracking for a typical company in it.
What is moving in food safety
Foresight keeps a public page for 28 food safety topics, each showing how active a product, substance or theme is. These are the most active now.
Intensifying
+100% vs prior 8 weeks
Most active
129 alerts in the last 7 days
Themes
Products
What food safety teams ask
What does Foresight watch in food safety?
The EU’s General Food Law and official controls, and its rules on contaminants, additives, flavourings, enzymes, novel foods, GM food, pesticide and veterinary residues, labels, claims, supplements, infant and medical foods, and hygiene. Its food contact rules, including the BPA ban and the PFAS limits for food packaging. Great Britain’s food law, and in the US the FFDCA, colour additive listings, pesticide tolerances, Proposition 65 and state PFAS bans. Foresight also watches food laws in Germany, Switzerland, Türkiye, Finland, Luxembourg, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, India, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia and New Zealand, the rules for animal feed, Codex standards, WTO food safety notifications, and contaminants such as mycotoxins in every market.
How does Foresight know which changes matter to us?
You name your products, what goes into them, their packs and the markets you sell into. Foresight scores each change against them and says why it was flagged, such as “Your barbecue sauce uses a smoke flavouring, and you sell it in the EU.” A portfolio impact assessment goes further and checks a change against each of your recipes and packs.
Can Foresight warn us before a rule is adopted?
Yes. A rule often starts years before it applies, as an EFSA opinion, a petition, or a draft notified to the WTO. Foresight follows each through adoption to every date it applies, so you can plan new recipes or packs early. A scientific literature monitoring project watches the studies that come before an opinion.
Where does the evidence come from?
From the official source: the official journal, the agency’s opinion or the regulator’s register. Every alert and every project result links to the document it rests on, so your team can check the wording directly.
Who checks a project’s results?
Foresight checks every result against its source and keeps it current as the rules change. Each result opens on the evidence behind it.
How do we start?
Book a demo and bring your products and markets. The Foresight team will show you what is changing for them. You see a project’s scope and price before it starts.
