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03 May 2016
UK obesity soars as government inaction ‘disappoints’ campaigners and industry
Levels of obesity in the UK have almost doubled since the early 1990s, with 58% of women and 65% of men overweight or obese. Obesity-related hospital admissions for children have a...
Tags: Obesity
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02 May 2016
Greenpeace to publish 248 pages of TTIP leaks
Greenpeace said yesterday (1 May) it was in possession of leaked documents showing that a planned huge free trade deal between the United States and the European Union poses “maj...
Tags: European Commission, Food Safety, TTIP
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27 Apr 2016
Food safety watchdog won’t discuss funding shortfall with Health Commissioner
The EU’s food safety watchdog faces a funding shortfall over the next five years but will not discuss the issue with Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis when he visits its P...
Tags: EFSA, European Commission
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27 Apr 2016
EFSA wants to review the chemical BPA, again
A new report on the chemical compound Bisphenol A (BPA) has forced the EFSA, the EU’s food safety watchdog, to review the effects of the chemical on human health once more. Read ...
Tags: BPA, EFSA, Endocrine disruptors
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15 Apr 2016
Dutch voters now demanding referendum on TTIP
EXCLUSIVE / Dutch voters want a referendum on the TransAtlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), throwing into doubt the future of the US-EU free trade deal, nine days afte...
Tags: European Commission, TTIP
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11 Apr 2016
Endocrine disruptors’ link to infertility confirmed
More and more women are finding it difficult to get pregnant, with mounting evidence suggesting chemicals used in plasticisers and pesticides are responsible. The consequences are ...
Tags: Babies, BPA, Endocrine disruptors, Food Safety, Hormone
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04 Apr 2016
Obesity on the rise, WHO targets in jeopardy
Obesity is on the rise globally and current trends suggest that health targets are in danger of not being met, according to a new study. EurActiv Germany reports....
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18 Mar 2016
ECJ rules against pro-sugar advertising
Should companies such as German firm Dextro Energy be allowed to advertise the sugar content of their products in order to promote physical performance-enhancing qualities? The Eur...
Tags: EU Court of Justice, Sugar
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04 Mar 2016
Brussels promises hormone disruptors definition ‘by this summer’
The European Commission has responded to criticism over its weaknesses on health and food safety with a series of goodwill gestures on hormone disruptors and glyphosate during a vi...
Tags: Endocrine disruptors, European Commission, Glyphosate, Hormone
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27 Feb 2016
Negotiators aim to sign TTIP this year
Negotiators on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) claimed on Friday (26 February) that they were making progress towards reaching an accord by the end of the...
Tags: TTIP
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24 Feb 2016
Ombudsman criticises Commission’s handling of pesticides
European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly has strongly criticised the European Commission’s regulation of pesticides. In early 2013, O’Reilly’s predecessor, Nikiforos Diamandouros,...
Tags: European Commission, Pesticides
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23 Feb 2016
CAP and animal welfare: Simply incompatible
Livestock production has been at the centre of the intensification in agriculture brought by Europe’s Common Agriculture Policy (CAP), writes Olga Kikou. These policies have put ...
Tags: Agriculture, Animals, European Commission
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