Tag: Babies

MEPs call for lower maximum levels of acrylamide in food products for infants and young children

29 Sep 2020

MEPs of the ENVI Committee (@EP_Environment on Twitter) voted in favour (53 votes in favour, 26 against, 2 abstentions) of an objection to the EC proposal concerning maximum levels...

Tags: Acrylamide, Babies, Children, ENVI Committee, European Parliament

WHO Europe highlights high sugar content in baby food and inappropriate industry marketing

15 Jul 2019

Up to 60% of baby foods are incorrectly marketed as suitable for infants under the age of 6 months, according to a new study of the World Health Organisation (WHO) published on 15 ...

Tags: Babies, Children, food label, Labelling, Marketing, Obesity, Sugar

Pesticide residues: new advice on foods for infants and young children

28 Jun 2018

Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA has made a number of recommendations to further protect young infants from potential risks posed by pesticide residues in foo...

Tags: Babies, Consumers, EFSA, Food Safety, Pesticides

Are we poisoning our children with plastic?

20 Feb 2018

The chemical BPA is widely added to food and drink packaging, and more than 80% of teenagers have it in their bodies. But how dangerous is it? Read the full article on The Guardian...

Tags: Babies, BPA, Consumers, Endocrine disruptors, Food Packaging, Food Safety, Plastics

Cancer warning over posh crisps as study shows they contain three times recommended levels of acrylamide

06 Apr 2017

Eating crisps could cause cancer, a study by government-backed scientists has found, as they contain high levels of acrylamide, a known carcinogen. Tests conducted by Fera Science ...

Tags: Acrylamide, Babies, Consumers, EFSA, European Commission, European Parliament, Food Safety

Un cancérogène détecté à “un niveau supérieur” dans des biscuits Nestlé pour bébés: L’entreprise réagit

21 Feb 2017

De l’acrylamide, une substance cancérogène, a été retrouvée à un niveau supérieur aux indications européennes dans des biscuits pour bébés de marque Nestlé vendus ...

Tags: Acrylamide, Babies, Consumers, EFSA, EU, France

Endocrine disruptors’ link to infertility confirmed

11 Apr 2016

More and more women are finding it difficult to get pregnant, with mounting evidence suggesting chemicals used in plasticisers and pesticides are responsible. The consequences are ...

Tags: Babies, BPA, Endocrine disruptors, Food Safety, Hormone

Baby food: “Let’s boot out excess sugar, babies are sweet enough already”

28 Jan 2016

MEPs have forced the European Commission back to the drawing board after rejecting its plans that would have allowed baby food to continue to contain up to three times more sugar t...

Tags: Babies, European Commission, European Parliament, Sugar