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19 Jan 2023
European Court of Justice bans use of bee-toxic pesticides
The European Court of Justice ruled that EU countries should no longer be allowed temporary exemptions for banned, bee-toxic neonicotinoid pesticides. These prohibition measures we...
Tags: animal health, Environment, European Court of Justice, Pesticides
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18 Jan 2023
Non-Communicable diseases (NCDs) cause more deaths than infectious diseases
A report from the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes and respiratory pathologies, current...
Tags: healthy eating, NCDs, WHO
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12 Jan 2023
Improved quality and access to drinking water
With a press release, the European Commission announced that, as of today, Europeans can be assured of improved quality and access to drinking water thanks to new requirements fr...
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09 Jan 2023
Fewer adverse pregnancy problems with a Mediterranean diet
According to a new research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association’s Nutrition Obesity and Excercise, the Mediterranean diet is linked to fewer adverse ...
Tags: APOs, healthy eating, Mediterranean diet
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03 Jan 2023
New rules on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in waste
After the European Parliament and the Council reached a political agreement on the Commission proposal to introduce stricter limits for some of the most harmful chemicals in waste,...
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22 Dec 2022
EU consumers feel food costs are unfairly distributed, says research
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22 Dec 2022
Secondo una ricerca, i consumatori dell’UE ritengono che i rincari alimentari siano distribuiti in modo iniquo
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15 Dec 2022
Green light for the new Common Agricultural Policy
The approval of all 28 Strategic Plans (one for each EU country and two for Belgium) by the European Commission marks the start of the new Common Agricultural Policy...
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07 Dec 2022
PFAS: European Commission adopts new rules against dangerous contaminants in food
The European Commission adopted new rules to protect citizens against chemicals that can have negative consequences on the immune system, the development of foe...
Tags: EFSA, Food Safety, PFAS
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05 Dec 2022
Open letter to the European Commission on keeping up the ambition in times of energy crisis
Together with 29 other organisations and associations, Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) sent an open letter to the President of the European Commission, the Executive-Vice-President, the Co...
Tags: Circular Economy, Energy Crisis, Environment, European Commission, Food Waste
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30 Nov 2022
Revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive
The European Commission has published its long-awaited proposal for a review of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive. The revision follows up on the European Green Deal, whe...
Tags: Biobased Materials, Circular Economy, European Commission, Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive
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31 Oct 2022
Manifesto for establishing minimum standards for public canteens across the EU
Following a policy paper on ‘Sustainable Public Procurement of Food: A Goal Within Reach’, which presented the ‘business case’ for sustainable healthy food procurement, and...
Tags: F2F Procurement Manifesto, Farm to Fork, food procurement, public canteens, school meals


