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Tag: Food Safety

  • European Commission adopts stringent residue limits for pesticides to protect pollinators

    02 Feb 2023

    The European Commission adopted new rules that aim to lower the Maximum Residues Levels (MRLs) of the pesticides clothianidin and thiamethoxam in food. The European Court of Justic...

    Tags: Environment, European Commission, Food Safety

  • Total copper intakes below new safe level, EFSA says

    20 Jan 2023

    The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has established a new acceptable daily intake (ADI) for copper and assessed that the combined exposure to copper from all sources doe...

    Tags: copper, EFSA, Food Safety

  • PFAS: European Commission adopts new rules against dangerous contaminants in food  

    07 Dec 2022

    The European Commission adopted new rules to protect citizens against chemicals that can have negative consequences on the immune system, the development of foe...

    Tags: EFSA, Food Safety, PFAS

  • Acrylamide in food: the urgent need to reform the current legislation

    10 Mar 2022

    Acrylamide is a chemical compound generated during high-temperature cooking processes that transform sugar and amino acids present in food products. For many years the scientific c...

    Tags: Acrylamide, EFSA, European Commission, Food Safety

  • New evidence on a potential correlation between the consumption of ultra-processed foods and early death

    25 Jan 2022

    The term ‘ultra-processed foods’ refers to products that have undergone a substantial amount of industrial processing and whose nutritional labels generally report a long list ...

    Tags: Food Additives, Food Safety, Healthy diet, Nutrition, unhealthy food

  • New French study on heavy metal exposure in adults and children

    07 Jul 2021

    On July 1st, 2021 an epidemiological study on heavy metal impregnation in adults and children was released by the French National Public Health Agency. The study – ...

    Tags: Agricu, European Commiss, Food Safety, Pesticides

  • Ethylene oxide in foods: still a long way to go in reaching coordination

    01 Jul 2021

    In the past few months, organisations have revealed that non-compliant products containing ingredients illegally processed with ethylene oxide were still being sold without proper ...

    Tags: Agriculture, ethylene oxide, European Commission, Food Safety

  • EFSA report offers snapshot into pesticide residues on food

    11 Apr 2020

    The European food supply chain and food safety system are proving to be extremely resilient,  according to Europe’s People Party (EPP) coordinator at European ParliamentR...

    Tags: EFSA, Food Safety, Pesticides

  • EFSA chief: EU food safety rules ensure protection against COVID-19

    07 Apr 2020

    Although coronavirus can survive on surfaces for a limited time, food safety regulations in EU member states ensure a high level of protection against contaminated food, said the c...

    Tags: covid-19, EFSA, Food Safety

  • Commissioner Kyriakides respond to 34 MEPs’ letter on E171

    23 Jan 2020

    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 the whit...

    Tags: DG SANTE, E171, EFSA, Food Additives, Food Safety, health, MEP

  • European civil society groups urge EU Commissioner to ban E171 in food

    06 Dec 2019

    On 5 Dec 2019, European civil society groups have sent a joint letter to Ms. Stella Kyriakides – European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety on the issue of the white co...

    Tags: Consumers, E171, European Commission, Food Safety, health, Petition, titanium dioxide

  • Divided opinions about the French ban on E171

    27 Jun 2019

    A recent evaluation of titanium dioxide in food from the French national food safety agency ANSES belied EFSA’s assessment of this substance. The evaluation highlighted significa...

    Tags: E171, EFSA, Food Additives, Food Safety, France, titanium dioxide

  • Food Scandal breaks out in France as distributed burger meat fails to meet quality standards

    11 Jun 2019

    Another food scandal broke out in France, as it was revealed that beef burgers of Polish origin that failed to meet legal standards were sold to charities tackling food poverty. Th...

    Tags: Burger, Food Safety, France, Meat, Poland, Scandal

  • Coca-Cola funds an Institute to influence obesity policy in China

    10 Jan 2019

    While obesity rates in China are hitting records, the Coca-Cola Company is putting scientific evidence into Chinese policies to promoto exercise and downplay the role of diets in t...

    Tags: Food Safety, Healthy diet, independent research, Obesity, science

  • UN stays silent on fat tax and labelling

    19 Dec 2018

    Last week, the United Nations adopted a draft resolution on improving global nutrition. The agency called for improved education to tackle obesity, but remained silent on key issue...

    Tags: Food Safety, Labelling, Nutrition, Obesity, United Nations

  • Action needed to ensure a higher level of protection from pesticides in Europe

    07 Dec 2018

    An open letter of EU coalition of concerned citizens and NGOs calls EU regulators for a higher level of protection from pesticides by fulfilling the 15 manifesto demands. Read the ...

    Tags: Environment, Food Safety, Pesticides

  • Joint letter on the EU delegated act on the measurement of food waste

    22 Nov 2018

    The European Commission will soon adopt a delegated act establishing a common methodology for food waste measurement. However, it appears that the latest draft of the delegated act...

    Tags: Food Safety, Food Waste, Harvest, SAFE

  • New report points at reduction of animal products to initiate a Low-Carbon Transition in the food sector

    13 Nov 2018

    Consumption of animal products such as meat and dairy has increased at an unprecedented pace since 1950s. Less animal products not only means healthier food, but also an earth-frie...

    Tags: animal welfare, Environment, Food Safety, transition

  • Rigorous Science, Safe Food, and a Healthy Environment – A Manifesto

    31 Oct 2018

    The European Union has one of the best regulations for pesticides in the world – in theory. But it is not implemented in practice. SAFE has joined the new  “Citizens for Scien...

    Tags: Environment, Food, Food Safety, Pesticides, SAFE, science

  • About the fast-track approval of 140 new plastic recycling processes: risks and challenges

    07 Sep 2018

    Is it safe to use recycled plastic in food and drink packaging? Secretary General Floriana Cimmarusti talked to Euractiv about the risks of a fast-track approval of 140 recycling p...

    Tags: Food Safety, plastic, recycled plastic, Recycling, recycling processes, SAFE

  • Europol: Massive seizure of fake pesticides which could spray the size of the UK

    13 Jul 2018

    Europol’s annual Operation SILVER AXE III seized the largest-ever amount of illegal or counterfeit pesticides in Europe this week. But the fact that such massive amounts of illeg...

    Tags: Consumers, Environment, EU, Food Safety, Pesticides

  • Listeria monocytogenes: update on foodborne outbreak

    06 Jul 2018

    Frozen corn and possibly other frozen vegetables are the likely source of an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes that has been affecting Austria, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, and the...

    Tags: Consumers, EFSA, Food Safety

  • New guidance on nanotechnologies in food and feed

    04 Jul 2018

    EFSA has published its guidance on how to assess the safety of nanoscience and nanotechnology applications. The guidance focuses on the safety assessment for human and animal healt...

    Tags: Additives, EFSA, Food Packaging, Food Safety, Pesticides

  • Le cannucce di plastica permangono nei secoli: 500 anni per distruggersi

    02 Jul 2018

    Secondo gli studi del centro Enea, oltre l’80% dei rifiuti che invadono i litorali italiani è rappresentato da plastiche, che finiscono poi in mare dove nel corso degli anni div...

    Tags: Environment, Food Packaging, Food Safety, Italy, Plastics

  • 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

  • DSM removes benzoate from cheese ripening enzyme to meet clean-label demand

    13 Jun 2018

    Dutch health and nutrition company Royal DSM says its Accelerzyme CPG, the company’s proprietary enzyme for accelerated cheese ripening, is now benzoate-free. Read the full artic...

    Tags: Consumers, Food Safety, Nutrition

  • Les agences européennes précisent la définition des perturbateurs endocriniens

    12 Jun 2018

    Après l’adoption fin 2017 des critères  d’identification des perturbateurs endocriniens, les agences européennes ont publié le 7 juin un document d’orientation pou...

    Tags: EFSA, Endocrine disruptors, EU, Food Safety

  • Food safety in the future EU budget (2021-2027)

    11 Jun 2018

    On June 7, the Commission adopted a legislative proposal for a new Single Market Programme, which also addresses food policies. Specific objectives include: supporting sustainable ...

    Tags: EU, European Commission, Food Safety

  • Glyphosate shown to disrupt microbiome ‘at safe levels’, study claims

    17 May 2018

    Study on rats said to show that the chemical, found in Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller, poses ‘a significant public health concern’. According to the pilot study, the substance...

    Tags: Endocrine disruptors, Food Safety, Glyphosate, Monsanto, Pesticides, Roundup

  • Weedkiller products more toxic than their active ingredient, tests show

    08 May 2018

    After more than 40 years of widespread use, new scientific tests show that some popular weedkilling products, like Monsanto’s widely-used Roundup, have higher rates of toxicity t...

    Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Food Safety, Glyphosate, Monsanto, Pesticides, Roundup

  • Fipronil: results of follow-up monitoring published

    07 May 2018

    On 3 May 2018, EFSA published its analysis of food data collected following the widespread detection of fipronil in eggs last summer. The analysis showed that 742 out of 5,000 samp...

    Tags: Consumers, EFSA, Fipronil, Food Safety

  • Farmers hail new transparency rules in food safety, still want science-based decisions

    18 Apr 2018

    EU farmers have welcomed the European Commission’s new rules on transparency in food safety assessments. However, it is still uncertain to which extent this will ensure that futu...

    Tags: Agriculture, Consumers, Food Safety, Glyphosate, Member States, Monsanto, Pesticides, Roundup, Transparency

  • EU Commission wants new powers to vet product safety

    12 Apr 2018

    On April 11, the European Commission proposed giving itself new powers to request scientific studies on the safety of products, in an effort to quell public concerns that industry ...

    Tags: Consumers, EFSA, European Commission, Food Safety, Glyphosate, GMO, Monsanto, Pesticides, Roundup

  • Il y a des particules de plastique dans 93% des échantillons de grande marque d’eau

    15 Mar 2018

    L’eau en bouteille de nombreuses grandes marques à travers le monde est contaminée par de minuscules particules de plastique dont les dangers sur la santé sont méconnus, ...

    Tags: BPA, Consumers, Environment, Food Packaging, Food Safety

  • Des OGM interdits découverts dans des aliments pour animaux

    21 Feb 2018

    Un vent de panique souffle sur la Commission européenne. Selon des documents officiels auquel Le Monde a eu accès, des produits destinés à l’alimentation animale ont été ...

    Tags: Agriculture, Animals, Consumers, European Commission, Food Safety, France, GMO

  • 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

  • In Sweeping War on Obesity, Chile Slays Tony the Tiger

    07 Feb 2018

    Facing skyrocketing rates of obesity, the Chilean government is waging war on unhealthy foods with a phalanx of marketing restrictions, mandatory packaging redesigns and labeling r...

    Tags: Children, Consumers, Food Packaging, Food Safety, Healthy diet, Labelling, Nutrition, Obesity, Sugar

  • Six member states call for glyphosate alternatives, exit plan

    05 Jan 2018

    Six member states that opposed the re-authorisation glyphosate, the world’s most commonly used weedkiller, sent a letter to the European Commission last month asking the EU execu...

    Tags: Agriculture, ECHA, EFSA, Endocrine disruptors, Environment, European Commission, European Parliament, Food Safety, Glyphosate, GMO, Member States, Monsanto, Pesticides, Roundup

  • German vote swings EU decision on 5-year glyphosate renewal

    28 Nov 2017

    EU member states agreed on Monday (27 November) on a five-year renewal period for the controversial herbicide glyphosate, used by Monsanto in its Roundup product. The decision was ...

    Tags: Agriculture, Consumers, EFSA, Endocrine disruptors, Environment, European Parliament, Food Safety, Glyphosate, GMO, Member States, Pesticides, Roundup

  • MEPs demand glyphosate phase-out, with full ban by end 2022

    24 Oct 2017

    Parliament backed a full ban on glyphosate-based herbicides by December 2022 and immediate restrictions on the use of the substance, on Tuesday.   Read the full article on Eur...

    Tags: Agriculture, Consumers, EFSA, Endocrine disruptors, Environment, European Commission, European Parliament, Food Safety, Glyphosate, Pesticides, Roundup

  • Andriukaitis: ‘Enough’ with member states hiding behind the Commission on glyphosate

    10 Oct 2017

    The member states should stop hiding behind or even pointing the finger at the European Commission regarding the re-authorisation of the world’s most commonly used weedkiller, gl...

    Tags: Agriculture, Endocrine disruptors, Environment, European Commission, European Parliament, Food Safety, Glyphosate, Member States, Monsanto, Pesticides, Roundup

  • MEPs reject Commission’s endocrine disruptor definition

    09 Oct 2017

    The European Commission will have to rewrite its definition of endocrine disruptors, after MEPs shot down the executive’s proposal in a vote in Strasbourg on Wednesday (4 October...

    Tags: Agriculture, Endocrine disruptors, Environment, European Commission, European Parliament, Food Safety, Glyphosate, Pesticides

  • Netherlands finds second banned chemical on chicken farms as cost of scandal spirals

    30 Aug 2017

    The tainted eggs scandal deepened once again on Thursday (24 August), as Dutch Health Minister Edith Schippers said traces of a second banned insecticide had been found on Dutch po...

    Tags: Agriculture, Animals, Food Safety, Pesticides

  • Endocrine disruptors: EU definition contains ‘too many exemptions and loopholes’

    12 Jul 2017

    After years in the pipeline, an EU-wide definition of endocrine disruptors was finally approved by member states on 4 July. But MEP Pascal Durand told EURACTIV’s partner Ouest-F...

    Tags: Endocrine disruptors, European Commission, European Parliament, Food Packaging, Food Safety, Hormone

  • EU experts agree on criteria for endocrine disrupting chemicals in pesticides

    12 Jul 2017

    Experts from the 28 EU member states approved on Tuesday (4 July) a proposed list of criteria to identify endocrine disruptors in plant protection products – a move presented by...

    Tags: Consumers, EFSA, Endocrine disruptors, European Commission, European Parliament, Food Packaging, Food Safety, Hormone

  • Des experts européens ont sous-estimé des études sur les dangers du glyphosate

    31 May 2017

    Des études qui mettent en évidence le lien entre plusieurs cas de cancer et le glyphosate ont été sous-estimées par les agences d’expertise européennes. C’est ce que rév...

    Tags: Agriculture, Consumers, EFSA, Endocrine disruptors, Food Safety, Glyphosate

  • E621, E171: pourquoi certains additifs sont bannis de nos aliments

    12 Apr 2017

    Les distributeurs font pression sur leurs fournisseurs pour éviter des additifs potentiellement dangereux dans la composition de leurs produits. Le groupe Carrefour en a ainsi él...

    Tags: Additives, Consumers, Food Safety

  • 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

  • Glyphosate and the crucial battle for independent science

    27 Mar 2017

    At its core, the political battle for transparency about the herbicide glyphosate is actually a battle for independent science and for the transparent and democratic functioning of...

    Tags: Agriculture, Consumers, Endocrine disruptors, European Commission, European Parliament, Food Safety, Glyphosate, MEP, Pesticides

  • Romanian MEP: EU needs food quality agency

    13 Mar 2017

    Food quality in Western Europe can differ greatly to what Central and Eastern European shops stock on their shelves. S&D group MEP Daciana Sârbu spoke to EURACTIV Romania abou...

    Tags: Consumers, European Parliament, Food Safety, Palm oil, Sugar

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