25/06/2015 (Agence Europe) - MEPs approve interinstitutional agreement on novel foods. On Thursday 25 June, MEPs from the European Parliament's environment committee approved the final interinstitutional compromise offer on the proposal to simplify the procedure for authorising novel foods in order to encourage innovation in food (see EUROPE 11332). The MEPs said 'yes' by qualified majority (36 votes in favour, 29 against and 3 abstentions) to the amendment of Regulation 258/97 (the...