Tag: health

High sugar intake associated with higher risk of kidney stones, study says

31 Aug 2023

A new study involving over 28,000 participants published in Frontiers in Nutrition found that high sugar consumption increases the risk of kidney stones. The study used data from...

Tags: health, kidney stones, Sugar

Addressing sugar addiction

17 Apr 2023

Sugar addiction is a serious health issue. It can result in health problems ranging from diabetes and cardiovascular disease to mental health problems such as depression and some e...

Tags: Addiction, health, Sugar

ECHA publishes PFAS restriction proposal

09 Feb 2023

ECHA, the European Chemicals Agency, published a restriction proposal on PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as ‘forever chemicals’). The proposal was...

Tags: chemicals, ECHA, Environment, health, PFAS

Microplastic particles can now be found in human organs

21 Oct 2020

Microplastic and nanoplastic particles can now be observed in human organs thanks to a new technique. Microplastics have polluted the entire planet, yet their potential impact on h...

Tags: BPA, health, microplastics, Plastics, recycled plastic

Junk food advertising: WHO calls for legally binding treaty to end ‘predatory commercial practices’

03 Mar 2020

The WHO-UNICEF-Lancet Commission is proposing a global, legally binding protocol to prevent brands marketing fast foods and sugary drinks to children. Read the full article here...

Tags: Food Policy, health, Sugar

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