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09 Dec 2015
Jeremy Rifkin: ‘Number two cause of global warming emissions? Animal husbandry’
An estimated 40% of all the agricultural land in the world today is used to grow feed grains for beef production, a trend that is set to worsen with the rise of the middle class in...
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02 Dec 2015
Agriculture Secretary: Geographic protection ‘not an easy issue’ in TTIP
Tom Vilsack, the United States Secretary of Agriculture, said that Washington “respects” Europe’s claim for geographic protection of food in the transatlantic trade talks. Bu...
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News - Press Releases
01 Dec 2015
SAFE Vegan and Vegetarian Working Group: new EU legislation for European consumers
SAFE – EUROPEAN VEGAN AND VEGETARIAN WORKING GROUP: While the number of people declaring themselves vegan or vegetarians continues to rise across the European Union, the rela...
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12 Nov 2015
EU scientists advise higher safety limits on glyphosate weedkiller
Glyphosate is unlikely to cause cancer in humans, according to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), which proposed higher limits on Thursday (12 November) on the amount of re...
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28 Oct 2015
Parliament rejects national GMO bans proposal
A draft EU law that would enable any EU member state to restrict or prohibit the sale and use of EU-approved GMO food or feed on its territory was rejected by the European Parliame...
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16 Oct 2015
EU agri-food industries draw ‘red lines’ in TTIP battle
European agri-food business organisations have drawn their “red lines” ahead of the eleventh round of EU-US trade talks taking place next week, expressing serious concerns over...
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15 Oct 2015
Call for a legislative limit for the amount of industrially produced trans-fats in foods
BEUC, CPME, EHN, EPHA, Kellogg Company, Mars, Mondelēz and Nestlé are concerned about the health effects of trans fats from partially hydrogenated oils. There’s an importan...
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07 Oct 2015
Animal welfare at heart of European organic farming proposals
Organic farming standards across Europe could be tightened up with a greater emphasis on animal welfare when the European Parliament’s Agriculture Committee meets on 13 October t...
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07 Oct 2015
Commission’s proposal for stricter thresholds in organic farming opposed
The European Commission is considering stricter pesticide limits for organic products. The organic sector and the European Parliament are not in agreement. Read more here....
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25 Sep 2015
Hormone disrupters found in two thirds of French lettuce
An investigation has found that the majority of French lettuce contains traces of hormone disrupting chemicals, some of which are banned. Journal de l’Environnement reports. ...
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14 Sep 2015
EU court ruling toughens regulations on chemicals of ‘very high concern’
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled on 10 September to strengthen the obligations of manufacturers to declare the presence of ‘substances of very high concern...
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12 Sep 2015
European Parliament: Victory for cloning opponents
MEPs supported the total ban on cloning farm animals in Europe and on the import of cloned food and feed. Source: EP...
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