-
News
22 Nov 2016
NGOs: Commission’s acrylamide regulation has ‘wrong’ legal basis
Food and consumer organisations claim that the European Commission’s draft regulation on acrylamide is based on a wrong regulation and this has a direct effect on the lack of max...
-
News
11 Nov 2016
Acrylamide proposals strengthened in new draft
The European Commission has moved to strengthen proposed new regulations on acrylamide, but the amendments are unlikely to be enough to appease campaigners. Read the full article ...
-
News
10 Nov 2016
Slow Food address EU Commissioner over meat promotion
Following the recent declarations of Phil Hogan, European Agriculture Commissioner, announcing his plan to allocate 15 million dollars a year to promote meat consumption in Europe,...
-
News
21 Oct 2016
Health risks of materials in contact with food: tighter EU safety rules needed
EU-wide safety rules are needed for more materials in contact with food, such as those used in packaging, kitchen utensils and tableware, say MEPs in a non-binding resolution voted...
-
News
14 Oct 2016
Bisphenol A: new immune system evidence useful but limited
New data confirm EFSA’s previous conclusion that bisphenol A (BPA) might affect the immune system in animals, but the evidence is too limited to draw any conclusions for human he...
-
News
29 Sep 2016
Politico: Food activists attack new EU rules on cancer-causing chemical
Newly proposed EU rules on an obscure carcinogen found in everything from chips to coffee have sparked a battle between health campaigners and lobbyists representing companies such...
-
News
14 Sep 2016
Endocrine disruptors: science is more potent than politics
A large group of scientists from across various sectors are supporting an appeal to the European Commission regarding its proposed regulation to establish criteria for identifying ...
-
News
06 Sep 2016
Paris to tackle obesity with junk food tax
France is raising the tax on all high calorie foods in an attempt to tackle its increasing weight problem. According to the ObEpi-Roche 2012 survey, 32.3% of French citizens are ov...
-
News
12 Jul 2016
UNEP: Assessing the environmental impacts of consumption and production
“What do I do first?” It is a simple question, but for decision-makers trying to determine how they can make a meaningful contribution to sustainable consumption and production...
-
News
28 Jun 2016
European Commission to extend glyphosate license for 18 months
The European Commission is extending by 18 months its approval for weed-killer glyphosate, used in Monsanto’s Roundup, Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis said on Tuesda...
-
News
15 Jun 2016
EFSA: Chemical mixtures – debating the issues
Researchers, scientists, stakeholders and policymakers from around the world gathered recently to discuss issues surrounding the risk assessment of chemical mixtures in Europe. Rea...
-
News
13 May 2016
Vast majority of MEPs demand legislation on origin labelling
EU politicians have upped pressure – once again – on the European Commission to bring in mandatory country of origin labelling (COOL) for lightly processed meat and dai...
Loading...
