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News
06 May 2019
Joint letter to demand the removal of E171 from the EU list of permitted food additives
On 3rd May, SAFE and 8 EU NGOs (BEUC, CIEL, ECOS, EEB, FoodWatch International, HEAL, HEJ, WECF) sent a letter supported by 30 national NGOs to Vice-President Jyrki Kaitanen urging...
Tags: E171, European Commission, Food Additives, Joint letter, SAFE
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News
23 Apr 2019
Food additive E171 banned in food products in France
Last week, we were pleased to hear that France decided to ban the use of titanium dioxide (E171, a substance used to obtain white colouring in food, cosmetics, paint, creams and ph...
Tags: Additives, colouring, E171, nanoparticles
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News
18 Apr 2019
Contribution of agroecology to carbon neutrality in Europe – the TYFA scenario
The “Ten Years For Agroecology” (TYFA) report was published by the IDDRI last september, offering scenarios towards more sustainable food & farming systems. Six mon...
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Uncategorized
08 Apr 2019
Food Safety in the EU: Maintaining High Standards and Ensuring Transparency of Information
On 11th April 2019, SAFE’s Policy Officer and Project coordinator Bruno Menne will attend Public Policy Exchange’s conference ‘Food Safety in the EU: Maintaining ...
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News
26 Mar 2019
New French Roadmap in the Fight against Obesity: Towards More Ambitious Objectives
On 25 March 2019, a French inter-ministerial committee on Health met to formulate target figures regarding the fight against obesity in France, Le Monde.fr reports. By the end of 2...
Tags: childhood, France, Healthy diet, Obesity, teenager
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News
21 Mar 2019
CAPNGO’s Open letter to AGRI Committee MEPs concerning CAP proposals
On 20th March, the CAPNGO Working Group, gathering around fifteen NGOs to advocate for better proposals for the next Common Agricultural Policy, sent an open letter to Members of t...
Tags: Agriculture, biodiversity, CAP, European Parliament, MEP, Sustainable food
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News
19 Feb 2019
SAFE sugar project qualified as best practice by DG SANTE
SAFE is glad to announce that its Sugar Project has been indexed by DG SANTE of the European Commission as “best practice” on its portal. More details about the practic...
Tags: Best practices, DG SANTE, SAFE, Sugar Project
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News
13 Feb 2019
New study finding association between consumption of ultra-processed foods and cancer risk
A large prospective study from NutriNet-Santé prospective cohort further showed a correlation between ultra-processed foods and cancer. A 10% increase in the intake of ultra-pro...
Tags: Cancer, Healthy diet, Nutrition
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News
07 Feb 2019
‘TOWARDS A COMMON FOOD POLICY FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION’: IPES-Food latest Report
Shaped by 400+ actors including SAFE during 3 years, IPES Food unveiled its blueprint for reforming European food systems (#CommonFoodPolicy). This enlightening report sheds light ...
Tags: CAP, Food Systems, Obesity, Sustainable food
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News
10 Jan 2019
Coca-Cola funds an Institute to influence obesity policy in China
While obesity rates in China are hitting records, the Coca-Cola Company is putting scientific evidence into Chinese policies to promoto exercise and downplay the role of diets in t...
Tags: Food Safety, Healthy diet, independent research, Obesity, science
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News
19 Dec 2018
UN stays silent on fat tax and labelling
Last week, the United Nations adopted a draft resolution on improving global nutrition. The agency called for improved education to tackle obesity, but remained silent on key issue...
Tags: Food Safety, Labelling, Nutrition, Obesity, United Nations
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News
07 Dec 2018
Action needed to ensure a higher level of protection from pesticides in Europe
An open letter of EU coalition of concerned citizens and NGOs calls EU regulators for a higher level of protection from pesticides by fulfilling the 15 manifesto demands. Read the ...
Tags: Environment, Food Safety, Pesticides
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