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18 Mar 2016
ECJ rules against pro-sugar advertising
Should companies such as German firm Dextro Energy be allowed to advertise the sugar content of their products in order to promote physical performance-enhancing qualities? The Eur...
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04 Mar 2016
Brussels promises hormone disruptors definition ‘by this summer’
The European Commission has responded to criticism over its weaknesses on health and food safety with a series of goodwill gestures on hormone disruptors and glyphosate during a vi...
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27 Feb 2016
Negotiators aim to sign TTIP this year
Negotiators on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) claimed on Friday (26 February) that they were making progress towards reaching an accord by the end of the...
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24 Feb 2016
Ombudsman criticises Commission’s handling of pesticides
European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly has strongly criticised the European Commission’s regulation of pesticides. In early 2013, O’Reilly’s predecessor, Nikiforos Diamandouros,...
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23 Feb 2016
CAP and animal welfare: Simply incompatible
Livestock production has been at the centre of the intensification in agriculture brought by Europe’s Common Agriculture Policy (CAP), writes Olga Kikou. These policies have put ...
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23 Feb 2016
Study: Reducing meat and dairy consumption required to meet climate goals
Europeans need to eat less beef and consume less dairy products in order to reach the EU’s climate goals, according to a new study by Swedish researchers. Deep cuts in greenhouse...
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19 Feb 2016
Draft guidance on applications for novel foods and traditional foods from third countries: public consultation and stakeholder meeting
EFSA has launched a public consultation on two draft guidance documents in the area of novel foods. EFSA developed the documents following the adoption in November 2015 of the EU R...
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12 Feb 2016
GMOs and pesticides could be tolerated in organic food under new EU rules
MEPs have voted not to strip organic agricultural products of their certification if they are contaminated with GMOs or pesticides, as the majority of cases of contamination are ac...
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03 Feb 2016
MEPs object to three GM soybean authorisations
The EU Commission should not authorize the use of glyphosate-tolerant GM soybeans in food and feed, said Parliament on Wednesday. MEPs note that glyphosate, a herbicide, is classif...
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28 Jan 2016
EFSA: Food contact materials – building on scientific developments
EFSA’s experts recommend refining the safety assessment of substances used in food contact materials, including the introduction of a more comprehensive approach to estimate cons...
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28 Jan 2016
Eating less meat will save the planet, study says
Euractiv – The overconsumption of meat will inevitably push global temperatures to dangerous levels, a recent study has warned, urging reluctant governments to take action. C...
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28 Jan 2016
Baby food: “Let’s boot out excess sugar, babies are sweet enough already”
MEPs have forced the European Commission back to the drawing board after rejecting its plans that would have allowed baby food to continue to contain up to three times more sugar t...
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