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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

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03 Apr 2020

Farmers report dramatic COVID effect on fruit & vegetable producers:

The latest report from Europe’s farming organisations on the impact of the pandemic, highlights a dramatic effect on fruit & vegetable producers, as well as concerns over mar...

Tags: farming, Food Policy, Food Systems

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13 Mar 2020

Titanium Dioxide Classification in force from October 2021, E171 still under review

Titanium dioxide is often found in commonly-used domestic substances such as paint, sunscreen, and toothpaste. However, the World Health Organisation’s International Agency for R...

Tags: CLP Regulation, E171, Lobbying, titanium dioxide, Transparency

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12 Mar 2020

Researchers declare hazardous chemicals in food packaging a ‘global health threat’

A team of international researchers recently issued a warning concerning chemicals in single-use plastic and food packaging in general. More than 200 NGOs have signed a call to act...

Tags: chemicals, Food Packaging, Packaged Food, REACH

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05 Mar 2020

Researchers call for a rethink of supply chains to tackle food waste at consumer level

According to researchers from Wageningen University, current food waste estimates published by the FAO do not take the effect on affluence on consumer behaviour into account. Incen...

Tags: FAO, Food Waste, Research, Supply Chain

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03 Mar 2020

Junk food advertising: WHO calls for legally binding treaty to end ‘predatory commercial practices’

The WHO-UNICEF-Lancet Commission is proposing a global, legally binding protocol to prevent brands marketing fast foods and sugary drinks to children. Read the full article here...

Tags: Food Policy, health, Sugar

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02 Mar 2020

EU pressed to address meat reduction, plant-based diet in new food policy

SAFE and a coalition of NGOs urged to EU executive to address the issue of reducing meat consumption in the announced Farm to Fork (F2F) strategy. Meanwhile, a Green MEP has filed ...

Tags: Farm to Fork, Food Policy, plant-based

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10 Feb 2020

‘Use by’ or ‘best before’? Nestlé signs food waste pact to tackle label confusion on-pack

The UK’s Food and Drink Federation has repeated its pleas that it wants to keep trading ties closely aligned with the EU’s after British prime minister Boris Johnson dismissed ...

Tags: food label, Food Packaging, Food Policy, Food Waste