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07 Jul 2023

A FEW TAKEAWAYS FROM SAFE’S 2023 CONSUMERS COME FIRST CONFERENCE

SAFE’s 2023 Consumers Come First conference brought together stakeholders and representatives of the EU institutions, who debated on how to protect the environment and citiz...

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06 Jul 2023

Strengthening food safety, sustainability, and inclusion for European consumers SAFE’s EU Elections 2024 Manifesto Safe Food Advocacy Europe – SAFE, as an umbrella orga...

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04 Jul 2023

Microwaving plastic baby food packaging releases microparticles, study reports

Scientists from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have discovered that plastic baby pouches emit significant amounts of microplastic particles when heated in a microwave oven, pac...

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30 Jun 2023

Nature Restoration Law in danger

Europe’s law to restore nature is in the balance, following a vote in the European Parliament’s environment committee reports Euractiv on Tuesday 27 June. This has opened up th...

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22 Jun 2023

Glyphosate: seller sentenced to a year’s imprisonment in France

The 45-year-old man who illegally sold glyphosate, a controversial herbicide, to private individuals in the Centre-Val de Loire region was sentenced to one year’s imprisonmen...

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19 Jun 2023

EFSA launches public consultation on toxic food contaminants PBDEs

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) launched a public consultation on health risks associated with polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in food. According to the draft scie...

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16 Jun 2023

Global food crises in 2008 and 2022, report finds disparities in funding

According to a report released by Care International, the global food crises in 2022 are twice as severe as the crisis in 2008, which affected 97 million people. The current situat...

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13 Jun 2023

Norway to ban unhealthy food adverts aimed at kids

Norway’s government is to ban the advertising of food and beverage products deemed to be unhealthy targeted at the under 18 age group, reports Just Food. The move was approved by...

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09 Jun 2023

Circular economy: EC recommends actions to boost recycling in 18 Member States

In a report published on 8 June 2023, the European Commission identified Member States that are at risk of not meeting the 2025 targets set for preparing for re-use & recycling...

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08 Jun 2023

Food security, shortages in funding force food rationing and cuts in food assistance

According to an article by Nutrition Insights, the UN World Food Program (WFP) is struggling to cope with skyrocketing food prices and inadequate funding, resulting in difficult de...

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08 Jun 2023

Global food prices decline in May, but rice and sugar prices rise

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), food commodity prices experienced a decline in May. Quotations for various cereals, vegetable oils, ...

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31 May 2023

Study: High salt intake could increase dementia & Alzheimer’s disease risk

A new study about high salt intake has been published, after the World Health Organization (WHO) as well as different non-governmental health-related organizations have warned agai...