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19 Apr 2021
Bulgaria: Pesticide with EU-banned substance still widely used in Bulgarian agriculture
The investigative journalist Valia Ahchieva published a video showing a sad reality in Bulgaria: The Mocap, a plant protection product containing an ingredient banned by the EU is ...
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18 Mar 2021
Greenpeace’s report on certification schemes criticised as attacks on palm oil
The recently published report “Destruction: Certified” by Greenpeace claims that many certification schemes, covering cocoa, coffee, biofuels, palm oil, soy, and wood, ...
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18 Mar 2021
Italy: Debates arise after new environment minister’s remarks to reduce meat consumption
In one of his first public speeches, the Italian newly appointed environment minister, Roberto Cingolani, claimed that “the amount of animal protein consumed should be decrea...
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09 Mar 2021
Spain: Advertising contributes to rising childhood obesity, research shows
A recent study conducted by the Open University of Catalonia found that advertising of food targeting children is an important factor leading to the increase of childhood obesity r...
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03 Mar 2021
Conference: “Tackling Adolescent Obesity: How to make a shift towards healthier behaviors“
On February 26, 2021, SAFE has successfully organised a virtual conference, “Tackling Adolescent Obesity : How to make a shift towards healthier behaviors“, to disseminate the ...
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22 Feb 2021
NGOs call on the Commission and Council to reject restrictions on the labelling of plant-based products
On 22 February 2021, 21 NGOs including SAFE called on the European Commission and the Council of the European Union to reject the 171th and 72th Amendment of the European Parliamen...
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11 Feb 2021
MEPs call for stringent regulations on the use of “natural” claims for food products
On 10 February 2021, a cross-party coalition of 31 MEPs sent a letter to Health and Food Safety Commissioner Stella Kyriakides, highlighting the misleading use of the term “natur...
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08 Feb 2021
EFSA also enters the Front-of-Pack nutrition labelling debate
The EU food safety agency EFSA will provide scientific opinions to help developing the EU-wide system for front-of-pack nutrition labelling of foodstuffs, including setting conditi...
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08 Feb 2021
The European Commission launches the EU sustainable code of conduct plans for food businesses
The European Commission has taken its first steps towards launching a ‘code of conduct’ for actors along the food chain, as part of its aim to increase the sustainability of th...
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11 Jan 2021
Debates go on concerning Front-Of-Pack nutrition labels
The debate about new FOP nutrition labels and the form they should take are evergrowing. In an article published by FoodNavigator, several commentators added more water to the mill...
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15 Dec 2020
Children’s nutrition specialists raise concerns regarding Nutri-Score
Dutch consultancy Voedingsjungle, specialising in children’s nutrition, has criticised front-of-pack (FOP) nutrition labelling schemes with across-the-board algorithms such a...
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14 Dec 2020
European Ombudsman asks Commission to increase transparency in the approval process for pesticides
In a recently published decision, the EU Ombudsman has raised concerns regarding the current procedure for the approval of active substances in pesticides by the Commission. The pr...
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