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09 Apr 2018

The edible solutions to the plastic-packaging crisis

A UK startup making water containers from seaweed is one of many businesses thinking of food-based answers to the global problem of plastic. Can they catch on? Read the full articl...

Tags: Environment, Food Packaging, Plastics

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05 Apr 2018

Taxing soda and booze can spark healthy spiral, experts say

According to a new analysis published in The Lancet medical journal, taxing products such as soda, alcohol and tobacco can steer consumers toward healthier choices and avert a ruin...

Tags: Consumers, Healthy diet, Nutrition, Obesity, Soft-drinks tax, Sugar

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26 Mar 2018

Post-2020 CAP: simplification and investments

The European Commission, steered by Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan, has taken a number of initiatives to simplify the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and help EU farmers cope...

Tags: Agriculture, CAP, Environment, EU, European Commission, Member States

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21 Mar 2018

Fakers, bakers and praline-makers fear bite of EU origin labels

Following the Commission’s proposal for new legislation on so-called country of origin labelling, food companies fear that they will be forced to indicate the origin of the...

Tags: Consumers, Country of origin, EU, European Commission, Food Packaging, Labelling, Transparency

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16 Mar 2018

Segregating vegetarian food can promote meat consumption

While consumers are being offered more vegetarian meal options, if these choices are segregated it can actually reduce the proportion of people who opt for them, a new study sugges...

Tags: Consumers, Healthy diet, Vegan

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15 Mar 2018

Il y a des particules de plastique dans 93% des échantillons de grande marque d’eau

L’eau en bouteille de nombreuses grandes marques à travers le monde est contaminée par de minuscules particules de plastique dont les dangers sur la santé sont méconnus, ...

Tags: BPA, Consumers, Environment, Food Packaging, Food Safety

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12 Mar 2018

Report says end meat and dairy subsidies, tax meat in shift to crop protein diet

According to a report released at a debate held at the European Parliament on the 27th of February, the EU and the UK after Brexit should end subsidies for meat and dairy productio...

Tags: Agriculture, Animals, CAP, Environment, Event, Meat, Vegan

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11 Mar 2018

Big Sugar Versus Your Body

Most of us eat a lot of sugar. We are surrounded by it, and it’s delicious. Unfortunately, sugar also encourages overeating and causes health problems. Research consistently poin...

Tags: Consumers, Healthy diet, Nutrition, Obesity, Sugar

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05 Mar 2018

Greenpeace: Cut out meat to meet Paris Agreement goals

According to a new Greenpeace report, the world needs to cut the production and consumption of meat in half by 2050 in order to meet the climate goals of the Paris Agreement. The ...

Tags: Agriculture, Animals, CAP, Climate Change, Environment, Meat

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05 Mar 2018

Far From Transparency

Last February 21st, the European Parliament’s Committee for Economic and Monetary Affairs approved an amendment proposed by Italian MEPs Fulvio Martusciello and Alberto Cirio...

Tags: Consumers, European Parliament, Labelling, MEP, Palm oil, Transparency

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26 Feb 2018

Obesity is a greater threat for millennials than cannabis. It’s absurd

In  the UK, seven out of 10 millennials are expected to be “overweight or obese” by their late 30s – compared with an already alarming half of baby-boomers. The well-documen...

Tags: Consumers, Labelling, Obesity, Sugar

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21 Feb 2018

Des OGM interdits découverts dans des aliments pour animaux

Un vent de panique souffle sur la Commission européenne. Selon des documents officiels auquel Le Monde a eu accès, des produits destinés à l’alimentation animale ont été ...

Tags: Agriculture, Animals, Consumers, European Commission, Food Safety, France, GMO