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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...

Tags: Glyphosate, Safety

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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...

Tags: BFRs, EFSA, Food Safety, PBDEs

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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...

Tags: food inclusion, Food security, hunger

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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...

Tags: Kids, Marketing, Norway, unhealthy food

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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...

Tags: Circular Economy, European Commission, Member States, Recommendations

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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...

Tags: food aid, Food security, Un World Food Program

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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, ...

Tags: FAO, food prices, Food security

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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...

Tags: Alzheimer, Dementia, High salt intake, Salt, WHO

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26 May 2023

Lidl asks to improve packaging for fruit and vegetables to attract children

Lidl, the German discount retailer, is urging supermarkets to revamp the design and packaging of their fruit and vegetable products to make them more appealing to children. This ap...

Tags: Aggressive food marketing, Children, Food Packaging

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23 May 2023

Higher cost of living impacts consumers spending

According to the 12th EY Future Consumer Index, a recent survey of global consumer sentiment, people around the world are adapting to higher living costs by making changes to their...

Tags: food prices, poverty, social inclusion

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09 May 2023

Hazardous chemicals banned in the EU should also be banned for export

The European Commission has just launched a public consultation on the legislative initiative that aims to prohibit the production and/or export of certain hazardous chemicals that...

Tags: chemicals, European Commission, Have your say, Human Health, Public Consultation

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17 Apr 2023

Addressing sugar addiction

Sugar addiction is a serious health issue. It can result in health problems ranging from diabetes and cardiovascular disease to mental health problems such as depression and some e...

Tags: Addiction, health, Sugar