Tag: MEP

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

CAPNGO’s Open letter to AGRI Committee MEPs concerning CAP proposals

21 Mar 2019

On 20th March, the CAPNGO Working Group, gathering around fifteen NGOs to advocate for better proposals for the next Common Agricultural Policy, sent an open letter to Members of t...

Tags: Agriculture, biodiversity, CAP, European Parliament, MEP, Sustainable food

Far From Transparency

05 Mar 2018

Last February 21st, the European Parliament’s Committee for Economic and Monetary Affairs approved an amendment proposed by Italian MEPs Fulvio Martusciello and Alberto Cirio...

Tags: Consumers, European Parliament, Labelling, MEP, Palm oil, Transparency

MEPs back down from EU bisphenol ban

12 Jan 2018

The European Parliament has shied away from demanding a full ban on bisphenol A, instead approving measures that will lower the amount of the chemical that can be part of food pack...

Tags: BPA, Consumers, Endocrine disruptors, European Commission, European Parliament, Food Packaging, MEP

Is Glyphosate safe? We have the right to know

16 Dec 2017

By Emilia Korkea-aho and Päivi Leino In November 2017, after a great deal of political maneuvering, the EU Member States decided to extend authorization for glyphosate, the worldâ...

Tags: Consumers, EFSA, European Parliament, Glyphosate, MEP, Pesticides, Roundup

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

EU urges member states to target childhood obesity in schools

27 Feb 2017

Faced with alarming childhood obesity cases, the European Commission is calling on member states to take action in the procurement of healthy food for schools. A report released by...

Tags: Consumers, European Parliament, MEP, Obesity, Sugar

Commission to set maximum acrylamide levels in ready-to-eat foods

10 Feb 2017

The European Commission plans to set maximum levels for acrylamide in ready-to-eat foods such as baby foods, crisps and breakfast cereals. Read the full article on BakeryAndSnacks ...

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

Health risks of materials in contact with food: tighter EU safety rules needed

21 Oct 2016

EU-wide safety rules are needed for more materials in contact with food, such as those used in packaging, kitchen utensils and tableware, say MEPs in a non-binding resolution voted...

Tags: Consumers, European Parliament, Food Packaging, Food Safety, MEP