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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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10 Jul 2019
EU Platform on Diet, Physical Activity and Health malfunctions
There is a clear malfunctioning of the EU Platform on diet, physical activity & health, as highlighted by BEUC, EPHA, and 5 other NGOs. SAFE was rejected after 2 years in waiti...
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27 Jun 2019
Divided opinions about the French ban on E171
A recent evaluation of titanium dioxide in food from the French national food safety agency ANSES belied EFSA’s assessment of this substance. The evaluation highlighted significa...
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11 Jun 2019
Food Scandal breaks out in France as distributed burger meat fails to meet quality standards
Another food scandal broke out in France, as it was revealed that beef burgers of Polish origin that failed to meet legal standards were sold to charities tackling food poverty. Th...
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05 Jun 2019
Banana Leaves used in Asian supermarkets to curb Plastic Packaging Waste
Banning or reducing single-use plastic bags in supermarkets is a growing trend in Asia. The amount of plastic waste generated by Vietnamese people is approximately 2,500 tons of pl...
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17 May 2019
FleishmanHillard document rekindles the war on glyphosate
French news channel France 2 television recently issued a report about a document from the largest Brussels-based consultancy FleishmanHillard showing which politicians, scientists...
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08 May 2019
NGOs call for a European Commission Vice President to be made responsible for ensuring the transition to sustainable food systems
In an open letter to the lead candidates, 32 NGOs (including SAFE) call on the next European Commission President to put an EU food policy in place. The organizations also called f...
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06 May 2019
Joint letter to demand the removal of E171 from the EU list of permitted food additives
On 3rd May, SAFE and 8 EU NGOs (BEUC, CIEL, ECOS, EEB, FoodWatch International, HEAL, HEJ, WECF) sent a letter supported by 30 national NGOs to Vice-President Jyrki Kaitanen urging...
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23 Apr 2019
Food additive E171 banned in food products in France
Last week, we were pleased to hear that France decided to ban the use of titanium dioxide (E171, a substance used to obtain white colouring in food, cosmetics, paint, creams and ph...
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