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28 May 2020
EU’s new food policy will match CAP goals, Commission says
The new Farm to Fork (F2F) strategy is compatible with the general thrust of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)’s proposal presented in June 2018, provided that its cor...
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20 May 2020
The European Commission unveils its Farm to Fork Strategy
On 20 May at 12.00 CET, the European Commission unveiled its long-awaited Farm to Fork Strategy, along with other communications including a report on front-of-pack nutrition label...
Tags: biodiversity, European Commission, F2F strategy, Farm to Fork, green deal
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05 May 2020
NGOs call on the EU Commission to drop GMOs from US trade talks
On 5 May, SAFE and 73 NGOs sent a letter to EC President von der Leyen to call on the EC to drop GMOs from the EU-US trade deal talks. SAFE would like to once again underline the n...
Tags: European Commission, GMO, Joint letter, NGOs, Trade Deals, US
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27 Apr 2020
Coca-Cola and Pepsi falling short on pledges over plastic – report
Pepsi and Coca-Cola have not publicly committed to reducing this by 2025, or to invest in reusables or refillables as part of this reduction, Tearfund said in its analysis. Read mo...
Tags: Environment, Food Packaging, Plastics
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24 Apr 2020
How to stop the Coronavirus pandemic disrupting a green future
Stimulating the post-Coronavirus economic recovery through investment in climate Action will help set the world back on its green path, explains Vanora Bennett...
Tags: coronavirus, green future
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23 Apr 2020
Coronavirus and obesity: Doctors take aim at food industry over poor diets
As further evidence suggests that poor diet can be attributed to the root cause of mortality from #COVID19, Cardiologists are blaming the food industry for the normalisation of ult...
Tags: coronavirus, covid-19, diet, Obesity
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22 Apr 2020
EC proposes market measures to assist meat & dairy sectors
Amidst the coronavirus crisis, the European Commission today proposed granting private storage aid for dairy and meat sectors in a so-called effort to help farmers hit by the crisi...
Tags: coronavirus, covid-19, Dairy, European Commission, Meat
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17 Apr 2020
Belgian supermarkets donate 460,000 meals
Belgian supermarkets donated 233 tonnes of food to Food Banks or other social organizations. in view of the unprecedented shift in demand for food redistribution across communities...
Tags: covid-19, food redistribution, Food Waste
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15 Apr 2020
CSOs urges the Commission not to postpone the Farm to Fork strategy
The Coronavirus (COVID19) crisis significantly highlights the important and urgent need for a Common Food Policy that is forward-looking, precautionary, resilient, social- and heal...
Tags: coronavirus, covid-19, CSO, European Commission, F2F strategy, Farm to Fork, NGOs
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12 Apr 2020
EU farm ministers seek targeted measures to withstand COVID-19
EU agriculture ministers have called for further specific and targeted measures to address the difficulties faced by the agri-food sector due to the COVID-19 pandemic such as restr...
Tags: Agriculture, covid-19, farming, Food Policy
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11 Apr 2020
EFSA report offers snapshot into pesticide residues on food
The European food supply chain and food safety system are proving to be extremely resilient, according to Europe’s People Party (EPP) coordinator at European ParliamentR...
Tags: EFSA, Food Safety, Pesticides
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07 Apr 2020
EFSA chief: EU food safety rules ensure protection against COVID-19
Although coronavirus can survive on surfaces for a limited time, food safety regulations in EU member states ensure a high level of protection against contaminated food, said the c...
Tags: covid-19, EFSA, Food Safety


