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14 Oct 2020
European Commission publishes its chemicals strategy
The EC published its new Chemicals Strategy on the 14th October (read it here). The EU chemicals strategy aims to address the cumulative and combined effects of chemicals, includin...
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08 Oct 2020
England’s Public Health body reports on sugar reduction plans
Food companies have only managed a 3% sugar reduction in food products, Public Health England (PHE) reported in a report assessing its voluntary sugar reduction plan from 2015 to 2...
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08 Oct 2020
European Parliament supports objections on E171 and Acrylamide
On 7 October 2020, the plenary session of the European Parliament supported two objections opposing two Commission regulation on E171 (Titanium Dioxide in food) and acrylamide. Thi...
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05 Oct 2020
Bayer GMO gets EC approval
The European Commission worringly authorised a genetically modified soybean for food and feed, but not cultivation, on 28 September 2020. This soybean, the XtendFlex, was approved ...
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05 Oct 2020
EU Court of Justice states that mandatory origin labelling for food is allowed only if ‘justified’
In a ruling on 1 October, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) stated that the EU harmonised framework for food labelling “does not preclude member states from adopting measures p...
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01 Oct 2020
CSOs send Joint Letter to EU leaders calling for better alignment between the CAP and the EU Green Deal
This Thursday 1st October, SAFE and more than 250 Civil Society Organisations sent a joint Open letter to the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, the Preside...
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29 Sep 2020
MEPs call for lower maximum levels of acrylamide in food products for infants and young children
MEPs of the ENVI Committee (@EP_Environment on Twitter) voted in favour (53 votes in favour, 26 against, 2 abstentions) of an objection to the EC proposal concerning maximum levels...
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29 Sep 2020
Joint Letter to Agri Commissioner calling for legumes and high-protein crops promotion in EU policies
SAFE and 6 other organisations (Euronatur Foundation, the European Alliance for Plant-based Foods, The Vegan Society, the Good Food Institute, Compassion in World Farming, HealthCa...
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24 Sep 2020
A new EU agency for health considered by the European Commission
The European Commission (EC) is considering strengthening the EU’s competence in health policy in the wake of the covid -19 crisis. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen anno...
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13 Sep 2020
Single-Use Plastic Directive: still a lot to discuss
Back in 2018, the EU reached an agreement to ban certain types of single-use plastic products with the Single-Use Plastic Directive. The Directive, which will enter into force in 2...
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08 Sep 2020
SAFE welcomes MEPs’ decision to object new EC specifications for E171
SAFE welcomes the positive outcome of the vote which occurred yesterday evening and hope that this democratic decision will encourage the Commission to promote a complete removal o...
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03 Sep 2020
EU NGOs suggest ways to promote nutrition in the CAP
On Thursday 3 September 2020, 6 European NGOs (including SAFE and EPHA, ECL, EHN, EMSA and EONS) sent an open joint letter to Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski, suggest...
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