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News
29 Sep 2020
Joint Letter to Agri Commissioner calling for legumes and high-protein crops promotion in EU policies
SAFE and 6 other organisations (Euronatur Foundation, the European Alliance for Plant-based Foods, The Vegan Society, the Good Food Institute, Compassion in World Farming, HealthCa...
Tags: CAP, Common Agricultural Policy, European Commission, legumes, plant-based, Vegan
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News
24 Sep 2020
A new EU agency for health considered by the European Commission
The European Commission (EC) is considering strengthening the EU’s competence in health policy in the wake of the covid -19 crisis. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen anno...
Tags: Biodmedical, covid-19, European Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen
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News
13 Sep 2020
Single-Use Plastic Directive: still a lot to discuss
Back in 2018, the EU reached an agreement to ban certain types of single-use plastic products with the Single-Use Plastic Directive. The Directive, which will enter into force in 2...
Tags: European Commission, European Parliament, Lobbying, Plastics, Single-Use Packaging
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News
08 Sep 2020
SAFE welcomes MEPs’ decision to object new EC specifications for E171
SAFE welcomes the positive outcome of the vote which occurred yesterday evening and hope that this democratic decision will encourage the Commission to promote a complete removal o...
Tags: E171, ENVI Committee, European Commission, European Parliament, titanium dioxide
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News
03 Sep 2020
EU NGOs suggest ways to promote nutrition in the CAP
On Thursday 3 September 2020, 6 European NGOs (including SAFE and EPHA, ECL, EHN, EMSA and EONS) sent an open joint letter to Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski, suggest...
Tags: CAP, Common Agricultural Policy, European Commission, Healthy diet, Joint letter, NGOs, Nutrition, Strategic Plans
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News
28 Aug 2020
MEPs urged to repel CAP amendments on denominations of plant-based products
On 28 August 2020, SAFE and 34 other organizations urged Members of the European Parliament in a letter to oppose several amendments forcing the use of terms such as “steak...
Tags: Burger, CAP, CMO, Common Agricultural Policy, European Parliament, plant-based, Vegan
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News
26 Aug 2020
Retailers join a coalition to meet foodwaste reduction targets
A new coalition of 14 retailers (Coalition of Action on Food Waste), including Nestlé, Tesco or Bel Group (to name but a few) and launched by the Consumer Goods Forum, committed t...
Tags: Farm to Fork, Food Waste, Retailers
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News
26 Aug 2020
German Scientific Advisory Board recommands using climate labels
The German Scientific Advisory Board on Agricultural Policy, Food and Consumer Health Protection(WBAE) has urged the government to introduce mandatory climate labels on food produc...
Tags: Agriculture, Children, food label, Germany, Labelling, Sugar tax
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News
25 Aug 2020
Transparency on Risk Assessment in the Food chain: SAFE’s response to Public Consultation
SAFE replied to a Public Consultation on the Draft Implementing Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 234/2011 on EU Transparency on risk assessment in the food chain on 25 August...
Tags: EFSA, independent research, Public Consultation, Risk Assessment, Transparency
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News
15 Jul 2020
SAFE signs NGO Joint letter on the French Act on the transparency of information on agricultural and food products
In hope to prohibit the use, for products of plant origin, of names that have been typically associated with meat products and preparations, such as “steak”, “sausage” and ...
Tags: diet, Joint letter, Meat
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News
09 Jul 2020
F2F Strategy: NGOs urge the EC to halve per capita Food Waste at Farm level
Back in May 2020, we welcomed the publication of the European Commission’s Farm to Fork (F2F) Strategy for a fair, healthy, and environmentally-friendly food system. In thi...
Tags: European Commission, Farm to Fork, Food Waste, Harvest, Joint letter
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News
24 Jun 2020
New US study shows benefits of Sugar tax models
A study published in the Circulation (official journal from the American Heart Association) showed a simulation model of different designs of taxes on sugary drinks (linked to obes...
Tags: cardiovascular diseases, Diabetes, NCDs, Obesity, Soft-drinks tax, Sugar, Sugar tax, US
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