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25 Jan 2022
New evidence on a potential correlation between the consumption of ultra-processed foods and early death
The term ‘ultra-processed foods’ refers to products that have undergone a substantial amount of industrial processing and whose nutritional labels generally report a long list ...
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13 Jan 2022
Recent study calls for the need to warn consumers on ultra-processed foods’ harmful effects
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are foods that have been chemically or physically transformed through industrial processing. While most modern foods are processed in some way (e.g. ...
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06 Jan 2022
Plant-based put forward in the EU’s 2022 promotional policy
The EU will support the consumption of plant-based products as reported in the 2022 promotional policy published last December. The policy allocates 185.9 million euros to the prom...
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22 Dec 2021
EFSA draft opinion suggests lowering the tolerable Bisphenol A daily intake
In an opinion published in December 2021, the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) has re-assessed the risks of bisphenol A (BPA) in food, suggesting to drastically lower the tolerab...
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21 Dec 2021
Consumers organization calls for a reform of the EU food packaging legislation
Consumers’ concern about the safety of food packaging materials is increasing across Europe. According to data from the Eurobarometer, 86% of European consumers have worries abou...
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15 Dec 2021
Special Committee on Beating Cancer (BECA) adopts its INI report on strengthening Europe in the fight against cancer
On December 9th, 2021, the European Parliament’s Special Committee on Beating Cancer (BECA) adopted its INI report on how to strengthen the EU’s role in fighting cancer. The re...
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10 Dec 2021
Emmanuel Macron unveils the priorities of the French EU Presidency
French president Emmanuel Macron held a press on conference on December 9th to unveil France’s programme for the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, which w...
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02 Dec 2021
Recent study sets the research agenda on childhood obesity determinants
Childhood obesity has become a global epidemic and is considered as a major metabolic liability in many countries. The rising concern of this phenomenon is due to its association i...
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29 Nov 2021
Joint call for the inclusion of whole grain on FOP nutrition labelling
On 29th November 2021, the Whole Grain Iniative (WGI) sent a joint letter to the European Commission’s DG SANTE (Directorate General for Health and Food Safety). The WGI and ...
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26 Nov 2021
French Minister of Agriculture Questions the Relevance of the Nutri-Score Algorithm
The French Minister for Agriculture and Food, Julien Denormandie recently acknowledged the need to review the nutrition rating system known as Nutri-Score; stating that the system ...
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17 Nov 2021
New French study on the harmfulness of food additives for human health
Food additives are substances intentionally added to foodstuffs for various technological, sensory, and nutritional purposes (e.g. extending shelf life, sweetening, or stabilizing ...
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04 Nov 2021
Spain and US take measures against marketing of sweets and soft drinks to children
The days of advertising sweets, junk food and sugary drinks to children are counted in Spain, and in the United States, too, it could soon have a fierce opponent: countermarketing....
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