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20 Jun 2017
Sugar-restricted diet hits certain cancers harder: Study
A low-sugar diet may affect the speed at which certain cancer cells spread after a study finds some types rely more on sugar as an energy source than others do. Read the full art...
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20 Jun 2017
Proposed “benchmark” acrylamide levels set to impose further food firm limits
Measures to reduce acrylamide levels in food took a step forward as new draft proposals outline “benchmark” mandatory levels for the industry. Read the full article on ...
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19 Jun 2017
Acrylamide content exceeds draft EU benchmark levels in many foods
Levels of the carcinogenic contaminant acrylamide in many foods exceed planned EU benchmark levels, according to previously unpublished data from the European Food Safety Authority...
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31 May 2017
Des experts européens ont sous-estimé des études sur les dangers du glyphosate
Des études qui mettent en évidence le lien entre plusieurs cas de cancer et le glyphosate ont été sous-estimées par les agences d’expertise européennes. C’est ce que rév...
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29 May 2017
Open letter urges WHO to take action on industrial animal farming
Margaret Chan, the Director-General of WHO, spoke at last year’s World Health Assembly (WHA) to call for action from the international community on three “slow motion disas...
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15 May 2017
Food waste: the problem in the EU in numbers
Some 88 million tonnes of food are wasted in the EU every year, equivalent to 173 kilos per person. Not only is this a waste or resources, it also contributes to climate change. Pa...
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24 Apr 2017
Pesticide residues detected in almost all European foods
More than 97% of European food products contain pesticide residues, according to analyses carried out by the EU’s national authorities. EURACTIV’s partner Journal de l’Enviro...
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13 Apr 2017
Parliament calls for mandatory EU-wide food waste targets by 2020
EU lawmakers today (11 April) urged the European Commission to set binding EU-wide food waste reduction targets by 2020, to be met by 2025 and 2030. The European Parliament’s Com...
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12 Apr 2017
E621, E171: pourquoi certains additifs sont bannis de nos aliments
Les distributeurs font pression sur leurs fournisseurs pour éviter des additifs potentiellement dangereux dans la composition de leurs produits. Le groupe Carrefour en a ainsi él...
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06 Apr 2017
Cancer warning over posh crisps as study shows they contain three times recommended levels of acrylamide
Eating crisps could cause cancer, a study by government-backed scientists has found, as they contain high levels of acrylamide, a known carcinogen. Tests conducted by Fera Science ...
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04 Apr 2017
Sugar is described as the new tobacco as doctors say food industry is killing us with overdose of sweetness
Food giants are being told to cut the amount of sugar in their products because it has become the ‘new tobacco’. Doctors and academics say that levels must be reduced by up to ...
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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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