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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

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20 Feb 2018

Are we poisoning our children with plastic?

The chemical BPA is widely added to food and drink packaging, and more than 80% of teenagers have it in their bodies. But how dangerous is it? Read the full article on The Guardian...

Tags: Babies, BPA, Consumers, Endocrine disruptors, Food Packaging, Food Safety, Plastics

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07 Feb 2018

In Sweeping War on Obesity, Chile Slays Tony the Tiger

Facing skyrocketing rates of obesity, the Chilean government is waging war on unhealthy foods with a phalanx of marketing restrictions, mandatory packaging redesigns and labeling r...

Tags: Children, Consumers, Food Packaging, Food Safety, Healthy diet, Labelling, Nutrition, Obesity, Sugar

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12 Jan 2018

MEPs back down from EU bisphenol ban

The European Parliament has shied away from demanding a full ban on bisphenol A, instead approving measures that will lower the amount of the chemical that can be part of food pack...

Tags: BPA, Consumers, Endocrine disruptors, European Commission, European Parliament, Food Packaging, MEP

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10 Jan 2018

Public consultation: sugars in food

EFSA is seeking feedback on the approach it plans to take for its upcoming assessment of dietary sugars. The aim of the assessment is to establish a cut-off value for intake of “...

Tags: Consumers, EFSA, Obesity, Sugar

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08 Jan 2018

Jamie Oliver leads calls to ban energy drink sales to U16s

Read the full article on Food Navigator here....

Tags: Consumers, energy drinks, jamie oliver, Obesity, Sugar

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05 Jan 2018

Six member states call for glyphosate alternatives, exit plan

Six member states that opposed the re-authorisation glyphosate, the world’s most commonly used weedkiller, sent a letter to the European Commission last month asking the EU execu...

Tags: Agriculture, ECHA, EFSA, Endocrine disruptors, Environment, European Commission, European Parliament, Food Safety, Glyphosate, GMO, Member States, Monsanto, Pesticides, Roundup

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04 Jan 2018

New organic rules and animal welfare: Meeting social expectations or not?

The EU organic logo brings certain guarantees about high standards of animal welfare, and EU institutions ought to show strong commitment to address weaknesses in regards to anima...

Tags: Agriculture, animal welfare, Animals, European Parliament, Organic

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16 Dec 2017

Is Glyphosate safe? We have the right to know

By Emilia Korkea-aho and Päivi Leino In November 2017, after a great deal of political maneuvering, the EU Member States decided to extend authorization for glyphosate, the world�...

Tags: Consumers, EFSA, European Parliament, Glyphosate, MEP, Pesticides, Roundup

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07 Dec 2017

Why sugar and why so much? WHO investigates the food industry’s sweet tooth

It’s the ‘gold standard’ for sweetness, competitors use it and artificial sweeteners aren’t clean label. Unfortunately, there are more incentives to make sugary food in...

Tags: Consumers, Obesity, Sugar, WHO