Tag: Consumers Rights

SAFE publishes guidelines for consumers on Food Contact Materials

22 Oct 2021

Researches show the existence of health risks linked to the use of Food Contact Materials (FCMs). New guidelines published by SAFE encompass conclusions from these studies and show...

Tags: Awareness, Consumers, Consumers Rights, FCM, food contact materials

MEPs call for stringent regulations on the use of “natural” claims for food products

11 Feb 2021

On 10 February 2021, a cross-party coalition of 31 MEPs sent a letter to Health and Food Safety Commissioner Stella Kyriakides, highlighting the misleading use of the term “natur...

Tags: Consumers Rights, F2F strategy, food information, green deal, Natural

MEPs support the French ban on food additive E171

18 Dec 2019

On 17 December 2019, a cross-party coalition of 34 MEPs sent a letter to Health and Food Safety Commissioner Stella Kyriakides to ask for an extension of the French ban on E171 to ...

Tags: Consumers Rights, E171, European Parliament, nanoparticles, titanium dioxide

Concerns about E171 cross borders

30 Oct 2019

As shown in a test done on 12 different products, titanium dioxide in food (E171) is present in plenty of your food without you even knowing about it. SAFE has launched a petition ...

Tags: Consumers Rights, E171, Food Additives, titanium dioxide

E171: consumers must be put first

23 Sep 2019

SAFE and other CSOs recently published a press release to urge the European Commission and national expert representatives to uphold the French ban on food colourant E171 (Titanium...

Tags: Consumers Rights, E171, European Commission, Petition, titanium dioxide

Study Reveals Inaccurate Labelling Information on Food Products: Consumers Being Misled?

17 Sep 2019

The level of micronutrients in a variety of cornflour products in Mexico is significantly lower than which is stated on the products’ package, according to a recent study carried...

Tags: Consumers Rights, food label, fortification, Labelling, Mexico, Micronutrients