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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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08 Sep 2015
Cloning vote splits EC and European Parliament
The European Commission (EC) has attacked the European Parliament’s vote (8 September 2015) to completely ban use of cloned animals and their descendants for domestic and impor...
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07 Sep 2015
Cloning for food: MEPs vote on plans to ban the practice
Should cloning for food be banned because of animal welfare concerns? On Tuesday 8 September MEPs debate and vote on amendments to a European Commission proposal to ban the cloning...
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31 Aug 2015
France boosts efforts to tackle food waste
France’s Minister for Ecology, Ségolène Royale, has obtained a series of commitments from French supermarket chains to limit food waste. She also hopes to change the EU’s exp...
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25 Aug 2015
Germany initiates move to ban GMO crops
Germany has instigated a move to stop the growing of genetically modified crops under new European Union rules, according to official documents. Read more here....
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