Tag: Member States

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

Landmark new EU food waste laws voted through

18 Apr 2018

On 18 April the European Parliament voted to formally adopt the revised Waste Framework Directive, which will shape the next 13 years of EU action on food waste as part of the Circ...

Tags: European Parliament, Food Waste, Member States

Post-2020 CAP: simplification and investments

26 Mar 2018

The European Commission, steered by Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan, has taken a number of initiatives to simplify the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and help EU farmers cope...

Tags: Agriculture, CAP, Environment, EU, European Commission, Member States

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

Member states approve new organic rules ahead of Parliament vote

22 Nov 2017

EU member states agreed on Monday (20 November) to a new set of rules for organic farming, simplifying the system and creating a level playing field for EU produce and imports. The...

Tags: Agriculture, Environment, GMO, Member States, Organic, Pesticides

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

EU adopts bill to reduce acrylamide in popular foods

19 Jul 2017

EU member countries today adopted legislation aimed at reducing the amount of acrylamide in popular foods such as bread, cereal and chips.   Read the full article from Politic...

Tags: Acrylamide, EFSA, European Commission, Member States