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News
16 May 2024
Protecting pollinators in the EU
Pesticides are chemicals used to protect plants from harmful organisms and diseases. While they help boost yields, enhance the look, and sometimes the flavour of agricultural produ...
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News
13 May 2024
Empowering consumers, EFSA launches the 2024 Safe2Eat Campaign
EFSA, alongside its EU Member State partners, reintroduces a revitalised effort to promote food safety throughout Europe with its 2024 Safe2Eat campaign. This campaign builds upon ...
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News
02 May 2024
Does tax on “unhealthy” foods lower obesity rates?
As reported in an article by FoodNavigator Europe, obesity has significantly risen over the past forty years to such an extent that the European Union now declares it a “serious ...
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News
22 Apr 2024
High-fat, sugary diets in teens may permanently harm memory
A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) explored the effects of a diet high in fats and sugars on memory function in teenagers, highl
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SAFE's publications
16 Apr 2024
SAFE response to Public Consultation on Food safety – plastic food contact materials (FCMs)
SAFE welcomes the proposed revision of quality control rules for plastic food contact materials (FCMs). However, it considers that it does not go far enough. There are remaining co...
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SAFE's publications
16 Apr 2024
OPEN LETTER: Yes to an EU legislation on Sustainable Resource Management
SAFE has cosigned an open letter together with other NGOs, academics, and industries addressed to European and national decision-makers for an EU legislation on Sustainable Resourc...
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News
15 Apr 2024
Crackdown on PFAS, US and France move to protect consumers from forever chemicals
Several states are initiating measures to safeguard their consumers from PFAS, or Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly dubbed ‘forever chemicals’ due to their ...
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News
12 Apr 2024
Organic alternative to chemical pesticides discovered
Terpenoids, which are organic compounds naturally found in abundance in plant essential oils, have received significant interest for their role in controlling plant defence mechani...
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News
11 Apr 2024
European Parliament adopted its position to ensure healthier soils and safer food
On 10th April 2024, the European Parliament adopted its position on the Soil Monitoring and Resilience Directive, with the aim of having all EU soils healthy by 2050. Currently, ar...
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News
26 Mar 2024
BPA exposure is more harmful on children with obesity, says research
Bisphenol A (BPA) is an industrial chemical used to manufacture polycarbonate plastic, a material used to make some food contact materials – such as water dispensers or articles ...
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News
22 Mar 2024
Prioritising biodiversity-friendly foods to stop biodiversity loss
Biodiversity loss, driven by human activities, threatens ecosystems essential for our air and food, and is a critical concern for food security. This leads us to wonder which foods...
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News
19 Mar 2024
Decreasing consumption of antibiotics leads to reduction in antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) endangers public and animal health, causing over 35,000 deaths and costing €11.7 billion annually in the European Union and the European Economic A...
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