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04 Jun 2025

Public Mobilisation Across Europe Demands Ban on Controversial Sweetener Aspartame

In February, a wave of public mobilisation started across Europe as Foodwatch, in collaboration with Yuka and the French League Against Cancer, launched a campaign to ban the contr...

Tags: aspartame, Petition, Sweeteners

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23 May 2025

Europe Takes Bold Steps Toward Healthier Food Environments

Across Europe, more and more governments are taking action to make food healthier—especially for children and people who need extra care. Recently, Norway, Denmark, and Spain hav...

Tags: Denmark, Healthier Food Environments, junk food, Marketing, Norway, spain

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19 May 2025

Leading scientists join forces with cross-party political grouping and third-sector leaders in new Coalition Against Nitrites

SAFE has joined the Coalition Against Nitrites, a newly launched UK-based non-profit organisation calling for nitrites to be banned from processed meats. In 2015, the World He...

Tags: Coalition, nitrites, Processed meats

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16 May 2025

Synthetic Chemicals in Food: A Hidden Public Health Risk

A team of researchers from the Food Packaging Forum, INSERM, New York University, and ETH Zurich has identified synthetic chemicals in food as a critical yet overlooked threat to p...

Tags: Food contact chemicals, Health risks, Synthetic chemicals, UPFs

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15 May 2025

Belgian “Société Scientifique de Médecine Générale” speaks up against the inaction of politicians on pesticides

Belgian Société Scientifique de Médecine Générale (SSMG) has loudly criticised the lack of political will to reduce the use of pesticides in the country, despite extensive sci...

Tags: Cancer, paediatricians, Pesticides

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12 May 2025

Parkinson’s Disease: A New Reason to Limit Ultra-Processed Foods

Ultra-processed foods undergo many modifications, making their raw ingredients almost unrecognisable. Examples include snacks, industrial pastries, biscuits, pre-cooked meals, saus...

Tags: Parkinson's, Prodro, UPFs

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08 May 2025

Amici Obesi – Groundbreaking Obesity Legislation Approved by Italian Chamber of Deputies

On 7 May 2025, in Rome, the Italian Chamber of Deputies approved a new law to help people with obesity. This law is the first of its kind in the world. It shows that obesity is a m...

Tags: Disease, Legislation, Obesity

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30 Apr 2025

Drinking soda changes the way your body absorbs sugar — including from other food

Findings from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research indicates that poor dietary habits can alter our metabolism. Consuming sugary beverages such as sodas and flavored teas tri...

Tags: Essential nutrients, Gut, sugary drinks

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28 Apr 2025

Study links ultra-processed foods to premature deaths

A study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine has linked the consumption of ultra-process foods to premature mortality. Previous studies have consistently found ...

Tags: NCDs, premature death, UPFs

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23 Apr 2025

Fake honey production on the rise

Deutsche Welle has reported that the honey industry is facing a crisis due to counterfeit honey, often adulterated with sugar syrup. This fake honey has already made its way into t...

Tags: AI tool, Counterfeit honey, Illegal imports

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17 Apr 2025

Do sweeteners increase appetite?

A new study, featured by FoodNavigator Europe and led by the director of the USC Diabetes and Obesity Research Institute, suggests that sucralose—a common artificial sweetener in...

Tags: Appetite, Sucralose, Sweeteners

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16 Apr 2025

Spain passes law promoting healthier meals and dietary habits in schools

On Tuesday, Spain’s government adopted a decree requiring school canteens to offer healthier meals and banning unhealthy snacks from vending machines in schools. The measure, pre...

Tags: Children, Obesity, school canteens