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16 Dec 2019
31 NGOs asking for an ambitious Farm to Fork Strategy
30 civil society organisations have written an open letter in order to highlight the priorities and actions that the F2F strategy should have in order to provide a coherent respo...
Tags: F2F strategy, Farm to Fork, NGOs, Open letter
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06 Dec 2019
European civil society groups urge EU Commissioner to ban E171 in food
On 5 Dec 2019, European civil society groups have sent a joint letter to Ms. Stella Kyriakides – European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety on the issue of the white co...
Tags: Consumers, E171, European Commission, Food Safety, health, Petition, titanium dioxide
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05 Nov 2019
Many food products analysed in the EU market may contribute to unhealthy diets
A recent study of the European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) reveals that many packaged food products frequently sold in the EU market contain very high levels of sugar, s...
Tags: Children, Fat, Marketing, Obesity, Packaged Food, Salt, Sugar, Unhealthy Diets
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30 Oct 2019
Concerns about E171 cross borders
As shown in a test done on 12 different products, titanium dioxide in food (E171) is present in plenty of your food without you even knowing about it. SAFE has launched a petition ...
Tags: Consumers Rights, E171, Food Additives, titanium dioxide
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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...
Tags: food label, Labelling, Mexico, Obesity, Sugar
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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...
Tags: E171, ECHA, Food Additives, NGO, titanium dioxide
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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...
Tags: Consumers Rights, E171, European Commission, Petition, titanium dioxide
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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...
Tags: chemicals, Circular Economy, European Commission, FCM, Transparency
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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...
Tags: Consumers Rights, food label, fortification, Labelling, Mexico, Micronutrients
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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...
Tags: Consumers, E171, European Commission, Food Additives, France, Industry, titanium dioxide
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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...
Tags: Agriculture, Climate Change, farming, Food Waste, GHG, IPCC, livestock


