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27 Mar 2017
Brussels urges full ban on pesticides suspected of killing bees
The European Commission has proposed a full ban on pesticide substances suspected of having a negative impact on bee colonies in the EU, inflicting a major upset on two of the worl...
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27 Mar 2017
Glyphosate and the crucial battle for independent science
At its core, the political battle for transparency about the herbicide glyphosate is actually a battle for independent science and for the transparent and democratic functioning of...
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13 Mar 2017
Romanian MEP: EU needs food quality agency
Food quality in Western Europe can differ greatly to what Central and Eastern European shops stock on their shelves. S&D group MEP Daciana Sârbu spoke to EURACTIV Romania abou...
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27 Feb 2017
EU urges member states to target childhood obesity in schools
Faced with alarming childhood obesity cases, the European Commission is calling on member states to take action in the procurement of healthy food for schools. A report released by...
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27 Feb 2017
Fifteen percent of Brussels’ friteries surveyed selling potato fries with high levels of known carcinogen
A snapshot survey of potato fries sold in twenty Brussels friteries has discovered three samples with levels of acrylamide, a known carcinogen, above the EU benchmark. A joint inve...
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21 Feb 2017
Un cancérogène détecté à “un niveau supérieur” dans des biscuits Nestlé pour bébés: L’entreprise réagit
De l’acrylamide, une substance cancérogène, a été retrouvée à un niveau supérieur aux indications européennes dans des biscuits pour bébés de marque Nestlé vendus ...
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20 Feb 2017
Baby biscuits with high levels of known carcinogen found on sale in France
A snapshot survey of a range of biscuits and rusks for babies and infants on sale in France shows that products with high levels of acrylamide, a known carcinogen, continue to be p...
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10 Feb 2017
Commission to set maximum acrylamide levels in ready-to-eat foods
The European Commission plans to set maximum levels for acrylamide in ready-to-eat foods such as baby foods, crisps and breakfast cereals. Read the full article on BakeryAndSnacks ...
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24 Jan 2017
Food additive E171: first findings of oral exposure to titanium dioxide nanoparticles
Researchers from INRA and their partners have studied the effects of oral exposure to titanium dioxide, an additive (E171) commonly used in foodstuffs, especially confectionary. T...
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12 Jan 2017
Monsanto’s Roundup linked to liver disease, study says
A new study has found that low-dose and long-term exposure to Monsanto’s weed killer Roundup causes liver disease in female rats. Read the full article on EurActiv website. Read...
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News - Uncategorized
11 Nov 2016
Acrylamide proposals strengthened in new draft
The European Commission has moved to strengthen proposed new regulations on acrylamide, but the amendments are unlikely to be enough to appease campaigners. Read the full article ...
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News - Uncategorized
14 Oct 2016
Bisphenol A: new immune system evidence useful but limited
New data confirm EFSA’s previous conclusion that bisphenol A (BPA) might affect the immune system in animals, but the evidence is too limited to draw any conclusions for human he...
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