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29 Oct 2019
Mexico to present new rules to fight against obesity
The Mexican government will soon present new rules which require processed foods containing high levels of sugar, saturated fat, sodium and calories to display warning labels. As o...
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24 Oct 2019
Singapore to ban adverts promoting drinks with high sugar content to tackle obesity and diabetes
Singapore will soon become the first country to target aggressive marketing practices as promotion of drinks with high sugar content will be banned from adverts. As diabetes and ob...
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22 Oct 2019
Petition to extend the French ban on Titanium Dioxide in Food Products (E171)
SAFE, ECOS and Agir Pour l’Environnement have launched a petition to support the removal of controversial food additive E171 (Titanium Dioxide) from the French market. We cal...
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23 Sep 2019
E171: consumers must be put first
SAFE and other CSOs recently published a press release to urge the European Commission and national expert representatives to uphold the French ban on food colourant E171 (Titanium...
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18 Sep 2019
Call for new EU legislation on Food Contact Materials to be based on five key principles
SAFE and 24 NGOs welcome the European Commission’s initiative to evaluate the EU’s food contact material (FCM) legislation in a joint letter. The evaluation, including the furt...
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17 Sep 2019
Study Reveals Inaccurate Labelling Information on Food Products: Consumers Being Misled?
The level of micronutrients in a variety of cornflour products in Mexico is significantly lower than which is stated on the products’ package, according to a recent study carried...
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12 Sep 2019
European civil society groups raise questions about industry-funded study on E171 toxicity and call on decision-makers to support the French ban on unnecessary food additive
A crucial European meeting to discuss the French ban of E171 – the food additive version of titanium dioxide – is due to take place on Monday 16th September. Civil soci...
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27 Aug 2019
IPCC latest report calling for global Food Waste reduction in agriculture
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) of the United Nations issued a report in August 2019 highlighting the need for a drastic reduction of Food Waste to reduce glob...
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25 Jul 2019
NGOs address the proposal to ban the use of terms such as ‘veggie burger’ in the EU
In an apparent attempt to undermine the growing success of plant-based alternatives to animal products, an amendment was adopted by the Committee on Agriculture (AGRI) of the 8th L...
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23 Jul 2019
EFSA extends its deadline to give an opinion on added sugars
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has delayed the release of its opinion concerning added sugar until 2021. As obesity, type 2 diabete, tooth decay or cardiovascular diseas...
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17 Jul 2019
36 CSOs send Open Letter to the European Commission President (EN/FR/ES)
Civil society organisations, in the areas of farming, fisheries, environment, animal welfare, health, consumers, consumer co-operatives, development, social justice, climate, and f...
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15 Jul 2019
WHO Europe highlights high sugar content in baby food and inappropriate industry marketing
Up to 60% of baby foods are incorrectly marketed as suitable for infants under the age of 6 months, according to a new study of the World Health Organisation (WHO) published on 15 ...
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