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A food-safety inspection on the farm: what to expect on the day
An inspector from the DDPP, the French departmental food-safety inspectorate, turns up without an appointment. What they check first, in what order, what they are entitled to ask for, and how a visit actually unfolds — beyond the food-safety management plan itself.
EGalim assessment: how a French local authority measures its progress
The four thresholds (50%, 20% organic, 60% meat and fish, 100% for the State), the ma cantine online declaration window, the denominator trap — and level 2 certification dropping out of the count on 1 January 2027.
Reducing food waste in French canteens: the little-known EGalim obligations
Mandatory assessment, donation agreement, a ban on making unsold food unfit for consumption: what France’s EGalim law actually requires against waste in collective catering, beyond good intentions.
EGalim: France’s food law explained simply, what has been mandatory and since when
The French national food conference, organic thresholds, limits on promotions, a vegetarian menu: EGalim brings together several distinct obligations that came into force on different dates. The full overview, without jargon.
SIRET, SIREN, holding number: a French producer’s identifiers, and what each one is for
Four numbers, four different uses, and frequent confusion between them. What identifies the business, what identifies the establishment, what identifies the farm holding for the CAP and, for a livestock farm, with the veterinary services — and where to find each one.
The Registre Parcellaire Graphique (RPG): what France’s land parcel register is for and how to consult it
The RPG identifies every French agricultural parcel declared under the CAP. What it actually contains, where to consult it free of charge, and why it is becoming a useful reference well beyond the CAP declaration — EUDR, traceability, proof of origin.
Private vs public collective catering in France: what changes for a supplier
School canteen, hospital, company restaurant: France’s EGalim obligations do not apply the same way everywhere. What distinguishes a public contract from a private one, and where to look for each type of outlet.
Upstream and downstream traceability: the difference explained simply
Upstream, downstream, internal: the three notions most often confused by an operator discovering the regulation, with concrete examples for each and what “one-up, one-down” really means.
Direct selling: what the rules require (labelling, weights, prices)
Market, farm, box scheme: labelling and price-display obligations do not disappear in direct selling. What is mandatory even without packaging, the mistakes that cost a fine, and what remains at the seller’s discretion.
Food traceability: the complete 2026 guide
Definition, regulatory obligations (EU, France), upstream and downstream traceability, digital tools, wine e-label, EUDR, AGEC: everything a producer or distributor needs to know in 2026.