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04 May 2018
Evolved Nutrition Label to be launched in some EU countries
Mondelēz International, Nestlé, PepsiCo, The Coca-Cola Company and Unilever will start to add the Evolved Nutrition Label (ENL) to products in some EU countries, they announced o...
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24 Apr 2018
France bans use of meaty names for veggie food
France looks set to prohibit meat terms from being used to describe plant-based foods, with MPs backing a proposal to ban producers of meat substitutes from using phrases like “s...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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