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20 Jul 2023

WHO says aspartame safe to consume despite weak cancer link

According to two separate reports published on Friday by researchers affiliated to the World Health Organisation (WHO), aspartame is safe to consume even though there is weak evide...

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17 Jul 2023

Date marking bias leads to food waste, study says

A study conducted by researchers from Ohio State University found that up to half of US consumers may be throwing away perfectly good milk based solely on the best-before-date labe...

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11 Jul 2023

FAO: Global food prices fall again in June

The FAO Food Price Index continued declining in June. This was led by price decreases for all major cereals and most types of vegetable oils, according to the Food and Agriculture ...

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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...