EFFA represents the European Flavour industry, with a strong SME footprint and global trade. Flavourings (small dose-big impact) are food ingredients providing taste and contributing to more sustainable food systems. As a highly skilled and research-driven sector, it invests four times the EU average in R&D+i.
EFA
European Flavour Association (EFFA)
Industry association · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 71022433397-11
2
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
2
legislative files
of 326 tracked
0
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 326 consultation files tracked so far (29,503 submissions, mostly 2025–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 1205 trade and business associations on this site, they rank #710 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
0.9
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€200K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
1
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2010
in the register since
Declares membership of
- International Organization of the Flavor Industry (IOFI)
- http://www.iofi.org/
- FAIB - European & international associations in Belgium
- https://faib.org/home/
- Industry4Europe
- https://www.industry4europe.eu/
- ESAE - European Society of Association Executives
- https://www.esae.eu/
- EFF - European Food Forum
- https://www.europeanfoodforum.eu
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
- Register category
- Trade and business associations
- Registered as
- European Flavour Association (EFFA)
- Head office
- Brussels, Belgium
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
European Flavour Association (EFFA) filed 2 positions between 13 May 2025 and 11 Jun 2025, across 2 of the 326 legislative files tracked here.
What they argued
The European Flavour Association (EFFA) represents the flavour industry across Europe, bringing together National Flavour Associationswhose members are primarily SMEsand flavour companies active at European level. Established in 1961, EFFA provides a platform for coordination, expertise and engagement. EFFA is member of the International Organization of the Flavor Industry (IOFI).
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Turns up on the same files
Organizations that also filed on at least two of the same consultations. A shared interest in the same dossiers — not evidence of coordination, and we do not suggest any.
- Cefic · 2 files in common
- Japan Business Council in Europe · 2 files in common
- Danish Chamber of Commerce · 2 files in common
- German Association of Biotechnology Industries (DIB) within the German Chemical Industry Association - VCI · 2 files in common
- BASF SE · 2 files in common
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