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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...

Tags: Country of origin, ECJ, European Court of Justice, Labelling, Origin Labelling

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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...

Tags: CAP, European Commission, european council, European Parliament, green deal, Sustainable food

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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...

Tags: Acrylamide, Babies, Children, ENVI Committee, European Parliament

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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...

Tags: CAP, Common Agricultural Policy, European Commission, legumes, plant-based, Vegan

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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...

Tags: Biodmedical, covid-19, European Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen

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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...

Tags: European Commission, European Parliament, Lobbying, Plastics, Single-Use Packaging

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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...

Tags: E171, ENVI Committee, European Commission, European Parliament, titanium dioxide

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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...

Tags: CAP, Common Agricultural Policy, European Commission, Healthy diet, Joint letter, NGOs, Nutrition, Strategic Plans

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28 Aug 2020

MEPs urged to repel CAP amendments on denominations of plant-based products

On 28 August 2020, SAFE and 34 other organizations urged Members of the European Parliament in a letter to oppose several amendments forcing the use of terms such as “steak&#...

Tags: Burger, CAP, CMO, Common Agricultural Policy, European Parliament, plant-based, Vegan

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26 Aug 2020

Retailers join a coalition to meet foodwaste reduction targets

A new coalition of 14 retailers (Coalition of Action on Food Waste), including Nestlé, Tesco or Bel Group (to name but a few) and launched by the Consumer Goods Forum, committed t...

Tags: Farm to Fork, Food Waste, Retailers

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26 Aug 2020

German Scientific Advisory Board recommands using climate labels

The German Scientific Advisory Board on Agricultural Policy, Food and Consumer Health Protection(WBAE) has urged the government to introduce mandatory climate labels on food produc...

Tags: Agriculture, Children, food label, Germany, Labelling, Sugar tax

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25 Aug 2020

Transparency on Risk Assessment in the Food chain: SAFE’s response to Public Consultation

SAFE replied to a Public Consultation on the Draft Implementing Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 234/2011 on EU Transparency on risk assessment in the food chain on 25 August...

Tags: EFSA, independent research, Public Consultation, Risk Assessment, Transparency