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18 Apr 2018

Farmers hail new transparency rules in food safety, still want science-based decisions

EU farmers have welcomed the European Commission’s new rules on transparency in food safety assessments. However, it is still uncertain to which extent this will ensure that futu...

Tags: Agriculture, Consumers, Food Safety, Glyphosate, Member States, Monsanto, Pesticides, Roundup, Transparency

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18 Apr 2018

Landmark new EU food waste laws voted through

On 18 April the European Parliament voted to formally adopt the revised Waste Framework Directive, which will shape the next 13 years of EU action on food waste as part of the Circ...

Tags: European Parliament, Food Waste, Member States

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12 Apr 2018

Plastic packaging fails to reduce food waste, study warns

One of the main advantages of plastic packaging is that it keeps food fresher for longer, reducing food waste. But a new study by NGOs Friends of the Earth Europe and Zero Waste ...

Tags: Environment, Food Packaging, Food Waste, Plastics, Recycling

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12 Apr 2018

EU Commission wants new powers to vet product safety

On April 11, the European Commission proposed giving itself new powers to request scientific studies on the safety of products, in an effort to quell public concerns that industry ...

Tags: Consumers, EFSA, European Commission, Food Safety, Glyphosate, GMO, Monsanto, Pesticides, Roundup

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10 Apr 2018

Soft drinks tax is of greatest benefit to poorer households: Lancet

Taxes levied on sweetened drinks and snack foods are of most benefit to the poor in helping to make long-term healthy lifestyle changes, a Lancet study concludes. Read more on Food...

Tags: Consumers, Healthy diet, Nutrition, Obesity, Soft-drinks tax, Sugar

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09 Apr 2018

The edible solutions to the plastic-packaging crisis

A UK startup making water containers from seaweed is one of many businesses thinking of food-based answers to the global problem of plastic. Can they catch on? Read the full articl...

Tags: Environment, Food Packaging, Plastics

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05 Apr 2018

Taxing soda and booze can spark healthy spiral, experts say

According to a new analysis published in The Lancet medical journal, taxing products such as soda, alcohol and tobacco can steer consumers toward healthier choices and avert a ruin...

Tags: Consumers, Healthy diet, Nutrition, Obesity, Soft-drinks tax, Sugar

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26 Mar 2018

Post-2020 CAP: simplification and investments

The European Commission, steered by Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan, has taken a number of initiatives to simplify the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and help EU farmers cope...

Tags: Agriculture, CAP, Environment, EU, European Commission, Member States

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21 Mar 2018

Fakers, bakers and praline-makers fear bite of EU origin labels

Following the Commission’s proposal for new legislation on so-called country of origin labelling, food companies fear that they will be forced to indicate the origin of the...

Tags: Consumers, Country of origin, EU, European Commission, Food Packaging, Labelling, Transparency

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16 Mar 2018

Segregating vegetarian food can promote meat consumption

While consumers are being offered more vegetarian meal options, if these choices are segregated it can actually reduce the proportion of people who opt for them, a new study sugges...

Tags: Consumers, Healthy diet, Vegan

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15 Mar 2018

Il y a des particules de plastique dans 93% des échantillons de grande marque d’eau

L’eau en bouteille de nombreuses grandes marques à travers le monde est contaminée par de minuscules particules de plastique dont les dangers sur la santé sont méconnus, ...

Tags: BPA, Consumers, Environment, Food Packaging, Food Safety

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12 Mar 2018

Report says end meat and dairy subsidies, tax meat in shift to crop protein diet

According to a report released at a debate held at the European Parliament on the 27th of February, the EU and the UK after Brexit should end subsidies for meat and dairy productio...

Tags: Agriculture, Animals, CAP, Environment, Event, Meat, Vegan