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16 Jan 2025
The European Commission and UNICEF announce a new partnership to improve health outcomes for children
Children today face significant health challenges, from mental health issues to preventable illnesses and unhealthy lifestyle choices. To tackle these challenges, the European Comm...
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14 Jan 2025
Not banning ‘forever chemicals’ in the EU will cost €2 trillion over the next 20 years
A total of €2 trillion, or an annual bill of €100 billion over two decades, is the cost of cleaning PFAS or “forever chemicals” from the environment, if they keep being pro...
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13 Jan 2025
Italian institute calls for highest cancer risk profile for acrylamide
A working group on cancer linked to the Ramazzini Institute in Bologna spotted the need to move acrylamide to the top risk profile for carcinogens, from probable carcinogen to know...
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09 Jan 2025
3.4 million cases of diabetes and heart diseases linked to sugar-sweetened beverages worldwide
A study published in Nature highlights the link between sugar-sweetened beverages and health problems such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases in 184 countries. In 2020,...
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19 Dec 2024
The European Commission adopts a ban of Bisphenol A in food contact materials
On December 19th, the European Commission adopted a ban on the use of Bisphenol A (BPA) in food contact materials due to its potentially harmful health effects. BPA is a hazardous ...
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13 Dec 2024
’Forever chemicals’ found above threshold levels in many water bodies in Europe
The European Environment Agency has released the data on PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals” and the amounts of them found in Europe, in rivers, lakes, transitional and coa...
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12 Dec 2024
Colorectal cancer increasing in younger population, according to The Lancet
Colorectal cancer incidence is increasing among younger adults below 50 years in high-income western countries in contrast with the older population, a study published in The ...
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02 Dec 2024
Kitchen items from black-plastic release dangerous chemicals in food
A recent study conducted on household products in the US found high levels of flame retardants in cooking utensils and even children’s toys produced from recycled p...
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20 Nov 2024
SAFE’s Annual Conference 2024
Over 130 participants attended SAFE’s 9th Annual Conference, yesterday in Brussels: “Consumers Come First: Defining Sustainable Food Systems”. The full-day event disc...
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15 Nov 2024
Brazilian hormone beef a major stumbling block ahead of Mercosur talks at G20
The EU-Mercosur talks around Monday’s G20 in Brazil have found a new major obstacle on the way that directly affects consumer protection around food: Brazilian meat containing es...
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15 Nov 2024
Consumers’ Union of Galicia organises a workshop on Artificial Intelligence in the sector of tourism
On 28 November, the Consumers’ Union of Galicia, a SAFE member from Spain, will organise a workshop on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the tourism sector. Do we really get to cho...
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15 Nov 2024
EEKE organised an event on healthy nutrition and social inclusion
On November 12, 2024, the Union of Consumer Workers of Greece (EEKE) and the Municipality of Elefsina, near Athens, hosted an conference to emphasise the importance of healthy nutr...
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