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04 Sep 2017
Legislators push smallholders to the heart of smart farming talks
Several EU lawmakers from the European Parliament’s agriculture committee expressed their concerns on Wednesday (30 August) about the introduction of new technologies in farmin...
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31 Aug 2017
EU health chief says all alcoholic beverages should be labelled
The European Commission wants the industry’s expected alcohol labelling self-regulatory proposal to cover all alcoholic beverages in order to avoid confusion among consumers. &n...
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30 Aug 2017
Netherlands finds second banned chemical on chicken farms as cost of scandal spirals
The tainted eggs scandal deepened once again on Thursday (24 August), as Dutch Health Minister Edith Schippers said traces of a second banned insecticide had been found on Dutch po...
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30 Aug 2017
Food industry upset over obligatory labelling of origin of pasta and rice
Italy’s decision to impose mandatory labelling on pasta and rice packaging has triggered protests from the food industry, which has called on the European Commission to cancel ...
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30 Aug 2017
Italian pasta labels test limits of EU law
A dispute over pasta is set to shape the future of the EU’s single market. Unsurprisingly for a battle over spaghetti, it was Italy that fired the first shot. Rome last week pas...
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19 Jul 2017
EU adopts bill to reduce acrylamide in popular foods
EU member countries today adopted legislation aimed at reducing the amount of acrylamide in popular foods such as bread, cereal and chips. Read the full article from Politic...
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12 Jul 2017
Endocrine disruptors: EU definition contains ‘too many exemptions and loopholes’
After years in the pipeline, an EU-wide definition of endocrine disruptors was finally approved by member states on 4 July. But MEP Pascal Durand told EURACTIV’s partner Ouest-F...
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12 Jul 2017
EU experts agree on criteria for endocrine disrupting chemicals in pesticides
Experts from the 28 EU member states approved on Tuesday (4 July) a proposed list of criteria to identify endocrine disruptors in plant protection products – a move presented by...
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20 Jun 2017
Sugar-restricted diet hits certain cancers harder: Study
A low-sugar diet may affect the speed at which certain cancer cells spread after a study finds some types rely more on sugar as an energy source than others do. Read the full art...
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20 Jun 2017
Proposed “benchmark” acrylamide levels set to impose further food firm limits
Measures to reduce acrylamide levels in food took a step forward as new draft proposals outline “benchmark” mandatory levels for the industry. Read the full article on ...
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19 Jun 2017
Acrylamide content exceeds draft EU benchmark levels in many foods
Levels of the carcinogenic contaminant acrylamide in many foods exceed planned EU benchmark levels, according to previously unpublished data from the European Food Safety Authority...
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31 May 2017
Des experts européens ont sous-estimé des études sur les dangers du glyphosate
Des études qui mettent en évidence le lien entre plusieurs cas de cancer et le glyphosate ont été sous-estimées par les agences d’expertise européennes. C’est ce que rév...
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