agency of the European Union
Commission changes view on controversial insecticide, set to propose zero residues in food
euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/commission-changes-view-on-controversial-insecticide-set-to-propose-zero-residues-in-food/
Excess pesticide residues fourfold higher in imported food, agency finds: There is a low risk to consumer health from exposure to pesticide residues in food but ...
euronews.com/health/2024/04/24/excess-pesticide-residues-fourfold-higher-in-imported-food-agency-finds
Octopus cannibalism among fears for pioneer cephalopod farm : NGOs are uniting against a pioneering octopus farm citing fears of cruelty including risk of ...
euronews.com/my-europe/2024/04/09/octopus-cannibalism-among-fears-for-pioneer-cephalopod-farm
Alliance takes action against approval of fluopyram: The European Commission will soon have to deal again with the approval of the crop protection active ...
landundforst.de/landwirtschaft/agrarpolitik/buendnis-geht-gegen-zulassung-fluopyram-571235
Beet growers urge France to authorise pesticide already used in other European countries
euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/beet-growers-urge-france-to-authorise-pesticide-already-used-in-other-european-countries/
Taylor Swift Recommends L-Theanine: Does It Help with Stress and Anxiety?: The substance from the leaves of green tea plants is said to help against anxiety and ...
noz.de/lebenswelten/gesundheit-fitness/artikel/taylor-swift-empfiehlt-l-theanin-hilft-es-bei-stress-und-angst-46860599
Paid articlePaid
The Brief – The fallacy of EU Parliament’s budget discharges: The European Parliament will vote on the EU Council’s 2022 financial discharge during the last ...
euractiv.com/section/eu-institutions/opinion/the-brief-the-fallacy-of-eu-parliaments-budget-discharges/
“Energy shots” with caffeine: Effects can endanger health: Energy shots are energy drinks in small sizes. Consumer advocates warn against increased consumption ...
noz.de/deutschland-welt/panorama/artikel/energy-shots-mit-koffein-wirkung-kann-gesundheit-gefaehrden-46855362
Paid articlePaid
EU Regulations Pose Threat to Polish Fish Processing: The European Parliament's recent move to regulate Polish fish processing, especially salmon ...
polanddaily24.com/eu-regulations-pose-threat-to-polish-fish-processing/news/40279
AI's potential to enhance food safety practices: Here, AI’s role in food safety practices is considered as well as how it can enhance food safety to benefit ...
newfoodmagazine.com/article/228880/ais-potential-to-enhance-food-safety-practices/
EU Commission defends proposal on gene-edited plants against French food safety agency
euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/eu-commission-defends-proposal-on-gene-edited-plants-against-french-food-safety-agency/
Lack of immunity raises risk of bird flu pandemic, EFSA says: The EU's Food Safety Agency (EFSA) warned on Wednesday of a large-scale bird flu pandemic if the ...
reuters.com/world/lack-immunity-raises-risk-bird-flu-pandemic-efsa-says-2024-04-03/
Lack of immunity raises risk of bird flu pandemic, EFSA says: PARIS: The EU’s Food Safety Agency (EFSA) warned on Wednesday of a large-scale bird flu pandemic if ...
arabnews.com/node/2487486/world
Avian flu pandemic: health authorities assess risk to human health: Solna - There are still no confirmed transmissions of influenza A(H5N1) viruses from birds to ...
aerzteblatt.de/nachrichten/150403/Vogelgrippe-Pandemie-Gesundheitsbehoerden-ordnen-Risiko-fuer-menschliche-Gesundheit-ein
This is what cannabis legalization means for Osnabrück CBD shops: Selling CBD products is not easy in Germany. Volker Böß from Osnabrück talks about ...
noz.de/lokales/osnabrueck/artikel/das-bedeutet-die-cannabis-legalisierung-fuer-osnabruecker-cbd-shops-46725263
Paid articlePaid
Vaccination against deadly bird flu shows effect in France: In France, ducks are vaccinated against bird flu. The first positive effects are now showing ...
agrarheute.com/tier/impfung-gegen-toedliche-vogelgrippe-zeigt-wirkung-frankreich-618463
Avian influenza vaccination is effective: EFSA data suggests France's vaccination campaign has helped control avian influenza.
topagrar.com/gefluegel/gefluegelpest-impfung-zeigt-wirkung-20001812.html
‘Dinosaur’ pesticide article is alarmist and critically misunderstands the SA legislative position
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-03-20-dinosaur-pesticide-article-is-alarmist-and-critically-misunderstands-the-sa-legislative-position/
Foodwatch sues Elmshorn-based food brand More Nutrition: Foodwatch accuses the Elmshorn-based company More Nutrition of misleading health advertising ...
shz.de/lokales/elmshorn-barmstedt/artikel/foodwatch-verklagt-elmshorner-nahrungsmittelmarke-more-nutrition-46640291
Paid articlePaid EU Commission moves to ban Bisphenol A in food packaging: The European Commission launched a consultation on a draft proposal to phase out the use of the ...
euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/eu-commission-moves-to-ban-bisphenol-a-in-food-packaging/
What are NGTs and why do they spark so much controversy?: The European Parliament has voted in favour of more relaxed regulation for the use of New Genomic ...
euronews.com/2024/02/09/what-are-ngts-and-why-are-they-sparking-so-much-controversy-in-the-eu
Commission open to revisit glyphosate decision pending research: Upcoming scientific evidence could reverse EU executive’s decision.
euronews.com/green/2024/02/05/commission-open-to-revisit-glyphosate-decision-pending-research
EFSA to ask Commission to ‘relaunch’ chief executive selection process: The management board of the EU’s food authority EFSA is ‘not satisfied’ with the outcome ...
euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/efsa-to-ask-commission-to-relaunch-chief-executive-selection-process/
These new requirements now apply to the use of glyphosate: Some preparations containing glyphosate can only be used on 90% of the area, others on the entire area ...
topagrar.com/acker/news/diese-neuen-auflagen-gelten-jetzt-fuer-den-glyphosat-einsatz-20000662.html
Top stories of this weekEFSA chief shares inconvenient truths about sustainable food, Green Deal
http://dlvr.it/T2gKFH
t.co/m5C1XbBLX0
Food packaging: EU Commission wants to largely ban the use of BPA: Bisphenol A (BPA) is found, among other things, in food packaging. The European Food Safety ...
lebensmittelzeitung.net/politik/nachrichten/lebensmittelverpackungen-eu-kommission-will-einsatz-von-bpa-weitgehend-verbieten-176055
Paid articlePaid EFSA chief shares inconvenient truths about sustainable food, Green Deal: Topics such as the changing of food habits and who bears the cost for the transition ...
euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/efsa-chief-shares-inconvenient-truths-about-food-and-green-deal/
Arsenic in food: Should you wash your rice before cooking?: The European Food Safety Authority has updated its assessment of dietary exposure to arsenic ...
english.elpais.com/health/2024-02-09/arsenic-in-food-should-you-wash-your-rice-before-cooking.html
Nobel laureates call on EU to relax rules on genetic modification: Open letter says lawmakers must ‘reject fearmongering’ and allow scientists to develop crops ...
theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/19/nobel-laureates-call-on-eu-to-relax-rules-on-genetic-modification
Call for a science-based regulation for food safety in the European fish processing industry
euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/opinion/call-for-a-science-based-regulation-for-food-safety-in-the-european-fish-processing-industry/
EU bends own pesticide rules, secret legal opinion finds: Documents obtained by POLITICO show that regulators in the EU are playing fast and loose with ...
politico.eu/article/eu-bend-own-pesticide-rules-secret-legal-opinion-find-ngos-sue/
Strategic dialogue: If a good beginning bodes well…: Last week we reported on the EU bubble agri-food sector's long wait (and need) for the launch of a complex ...
euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/strategic-dialogue-if-a-good-beginning-bodes-well/
Environmental organizations oppose glyphosate extension: For many environmental organizations, the glyphosate extension has become a nightmare come true ...
topagrar.com/management-und-politik/news/umweltorganisationen-stemmen-sich-gegen-glyphosat-verlaengerung-13583213.html
NGOs take legal action against Commission over reauthorisation of glyphosate: Six European NGOs and five in France announced on Thursday they had filed two ...
euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/ngos-take-legal-action-against-commission-over-reauthorisation-of-glyphosate/
Commission convinced on ability to stringently assess risks, safety of lab-grown meat
euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/commission-convinced-on-ability-to-stringently-assess-risks-safety-of-lab-grown-meat/
MEPs reject Commission proposal to allow higher pesticide level in imported foods
euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/meps-reject-commission-proposal-to-allow-higher-pesticide-level-in-imported-foods/
EU authority warns: West Nile virus on the rise in Europe: Although it is only the third most commonly reported animal-to-human disease, infections caused by ...
de.euronews.com/next/2023/12/13/eu-behorde-efsa-warnt-west-nil-virus-in-europa-auf-dem-vormarsch
Authority confirms toxic glycoalkaloids likely behind Musti ja Mirri's pet food illnesses
yle.fi/a/74-20067788
Italy bans lab-grown meat in nod to farmers: The government has hailed the new law, which came as a farmers' group scuffled with two MPs.
bbc.com/news/world-europe-67448116
Quick Glance: Italy's New Law on Synthetic Meat
- Farmers protest against lab-grown meat in front of the Parliament
- The EU has not authorized synthetic meat, labeled as 'novel foods', yet
- Italy becomes the first country worldwide to protect itself from the social and economic risks of artificial food
- The law's immediate impact is limited, as synthetic meat is currently only approved for human consumption in Singapore and the US
Half full or half empty: New rules to improve animal welfare in the EU: “The way we treat nature, including animals, says a lot about what kind of humans we are ...
brusselstimes.com/eu-affairs/832731/half-full-or-half-empty-new-rules-to-improve-animal-welfare-in-the-eu
For another ten years:EU Commission extends approval of glyphosate: The EU Commission had proposed the renewed approval of glyphosate for a further ten years - ...
kleinezeitung.at/politik/aussenpolitik/17829480/nun-eu-kommission-kann-nun-alleine-ueber-glyphosat-entscheiden
Quick Glance: Glyphosate: EU Extends Approval for Ten Years
- Brussels unilaterally decides to approve Glyphosate for another ten years in the EU.
- Approval of controversial herbicide Glyphosate extended in the EU for ten years.
- New regulations and restrictions for Glyphosate approval announced by the EU Commission.
- Cem Özdemir aims to let the approval expire, while the FDP welcomes the EU Commission's proposal.
Why Italy's parliament banned lab-grown meat: The conservative government fears cultivated meat will threaten Italians' culture and way of life
qz.com/why-italys-parliament-banned-lab-grown-meat-1851032438
Paid articlePaid 10 more years: Emmanuel Macron’s broken glyphosate promise: Despite pledging to ban the herbicide, France abstained in an EU vote, meaning it will survive at ...
politico.eu/article/france-emmanuel-macron-broken-glyphosate-promise-herbicide-european-parliament/
The high levels of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in our fish could be harming us: A chemical that takes thousands of years to break down is found in England's ...
inews.co.uk/news/environment/high-levels-toxic-chemicals-fish-harming-2785657
sucralose - Federal Institute for Risk Assessment warns: The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (photo) warns against using sucralose when baking, roasting ...
lebensmittelpraxis.de/handel-aktuell/39009-sucralose-bundesinstitut-fuer-risikobewertung-warnt.html
Glyphosate may continue to be used in Germany: The controversial weed killer glyphosate can continue to be used in Germany following renewed EU-wide approval in ...
noz.de/deutschland-welt/politik/artikel/glyphosat-darf-in-deutschland-weiter-verwendet-werden-46100775
Paid articlePaid Agrifood Brief: Warning - Will kill weeds and coalitions
euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/agrifood-brief-warning-will-kill-weeds-and-coalitions/
Keep glyphosate banned, Dutch and Belgian scientists urge: Belgian and Dutch scientists urged their governments in a letter not to support the lifting of a ...
brusselstimes.com/belgium/798131/keep-glyphosate-banned-dutch-and-belgian-scientists-urge
Bayer: “A ban would be severely detrimental to winegrowers” : This Friday it may be decided whether the weed killer glyphosate can continue to be used in the ...
wiwo.de/unternehmen/industrie/bayer-fuer-die-winzer-waere-ein-verbot-von-glyphosat-stark-beeintraechtigend/29444192.html
Quick Glance: Glyphosate Fails to Obtain Majority for New Approval in Brussels
- Farmers use Glyphosate to control weeds on fields.
- EU Commission's attempt to approve it for another ten years is unsuccessful for now.
- Glyphosate is controversial and widely used in agriculture.
- Glyphosate, also known as a total herbicide, kills plants and prevents the growth of grass, shrubs, and moss.
Glyphosate: Europe divided by the world's most widely used pesticide: The European Commission is preparing to renew the authorisation of glyphosate for a ...
euronews.com/2023/10/12/glyphosate-europe-divided-by-the-worlds-most-widely-used-pesticide
EU Commission for glyphosate approval for another ten years: According to a proposal from the EU Commission, the approval of the highly controversial weed killer ...
tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/verbraucher/zulassungsverlaengerung-glyphosat-100.html
Quick Glance: Glyphosate: Extension of Approval in the EU?
- Commission proposes further ten years of approval for glyphosate in the EU.
- Environmentalists warn of dangers, EU authorities view the herbicide less critically.
- Germany plans to discontinue glyphosate approval from early 2024.
- EU authority for food safety sees an unproblematic extension of glyphosate approval.
European Commission lowers ceiling for nitrates, nitrites to boost fight against cancer
brusselstimes.com/eu-affairs/726242/european-commission-lowers-ceiling-for-nitrates-nitrites-to-boost-fight-against-cancer
Some political groups in the European Parliament fail EU citizens on animal welfare
brusselstimes.com/eu-affairs/737468/some-political-groups-in-the-european-parliament-fail-eu-citizens-on-animal-welfare
Brigitte Bardot: 'Ms. von der Leyen, you have a duty to change the fate of millions of animals kept in appalling living conditions'
lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2023/09/23/brigitte-bardot-ms-von-der-leyen-you-have-a-duty-to-change-the-fate-of-millions-of-animals-kept-in-appalling-living-conditions_6138667_23.html
Paid articlePaid
Nutrition: EU authority reports salmonella outbreak with more than 300 cases: According to the EU health authority, 16 countries are affected by the outbreak ...
zeit.de/gesundheit/2023-10/ernaehrung-eu-salmonellenausbruch-huehnerfleisch
Paid articlePaid
Glyphosate re-approval: manufacturer Bayer rejects allegations: VIENNA/LEVERKUSEN. The discussions about the pesticide glyphosate are being extended ...
nachrichten.at/wirtschaft/glyphosat-wiederzulassung-hersteller-bayer-weist-vorwuerfe-zurueck;art15,3883805
European Commission’s work programme at odds with new Eurobarometer on animal welfare
brusselstimes.com/eu-affairs/759430/european-commissions-work-programme-at-odds-with-new-eurobarometer-on-animal-welfare
EU authority recommends ban on cosmetic surgery for pets: The EU authority EFSA recommends a Europe-wide ban on removing dogs' ears and tails ...
kleinezeitung.at/international/6322317/Umstrittenes-Kupieren_EUBehoerde-empfiehlt-Verbot-kosmetischer
EFSA recommends avian influenza vaccination: According to a scientific statement from the EFSA, the epidemics of avian influenza can be contained through ...
topagrar.com/gefluegel/efsa-empfiehlt-gefluegelpest-impfung-13504540.html
EU proposes 10-year extension for glyphosate herbicide linked to cancer: The European Commission has proposed to renew the use of the controversial herbicide ...
rfi.fr/en/europe/20230921-eu-proposes-10-year-extension-for-glyphosate-herbicide-linked-to-cancer
EU dispute over glyphosate reauthorization - Tageblatt.lu: Tageblatt.lu: Latest news
tageblatt.lu/non-classe/streit-ueber-neuzulassung-von-glyphosat/
Traces of bisphenol A exceed level considered safe in 71% of people in Switzerland
swissinfo.ch/eng/sci-tech/traces-of-bisphenol-a-exceed-level-considered-safe-in-71--of-people-in-switzerland/48812638
Alternative proteins - First EU application for approval of cultured meat: The German start-up The Cultivated B (TCB) has started talks with the European Food ...
lebensmittelpraxis.de/industrie-aktuell/38044-europa-erster-antrag-auf-zulassung-von-kulturfleisch-2.html
‘It shows how pervasive this is’ – Concerns after tests indicate weedkiller may be inescapable
independent.ie/irish-news/it-shows-how-pervasive-this-is-concerns-after-tests-indicate-weedkiller-may-be-inescapable/a475349071.html
Open Letter: 637 stakeholders call on Ursula von der Leyen to publish animal welfare proposals in current political term
euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/opinion/open-letter-publish-animal-welfare-proposal-now-637-stakeholders-call-on-ursula-von-der-leyen-to-publish-revised-legislation-in-the-current-political-term/
Glyphosate: EFSA publishes study on readmission: The EU-wide approval expires in mid-December. The results were already known at the beginning of July ...
diepresse.com/13451360/glyphosat-efsa-veroeffentlicht-studie-zur-wiederzulassung
Dutch parliament urges cabinet to vote against glyphosate re-approval
euractiv.com/section/politics/news/dutch-parliament-urges-cabinet-to-vote-against-glyphosate-re-approval/
Glyphosate: This is how things are going in Brussels: As early as October, the EU member states could decide whether the herbicide glyphosate receives a new EU ...
topagrar.com/management-und-politik/news/glyphosat-so-geht-es-jetzt-in-bruessel-weiter-13471449.html
Lab-grown meats are 'only a matter of time' - FSAI: It is only a matter of time before the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) receives ...
rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/0810/1399022-food-safety/
Aspartame and cancer risk: what is known about the sweetener?: The sweetener aspartame is used in many drinks and dishes. Now it is considered "possibly ...
nw.de/nachrichten/wissenschaft/23613154_Aspartam-und-Krebsrisiko-Was-ist-ueber-den-Suessstoff-bekannt.html
Quick Glance: Aspartame Classified as 'Possible Carcinogen'; Consumption Limits Unchanged
- The sweetener aspartame has been classified as a 'possible carcinogen' by two groups linked to the World Health Organization (WHO).
- The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) stated that it remains safe to consume aspartame at already-agreed levels.
- After a comprehensive review, JECFA concluded that there is no convincing evidence of harm and continues to recommend keeping aspartame consumption below 40mg/kg per day.
- The decisions demonstrate that aspartame is safe and a viable option for those looking to reduce sugar intake.
Bisphenol A: Health experts drastically reduce safe intake limits of widespread plastic
english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-08-28/bisphenol-a-health-experts-drastically-reduce-safe-intake-limits-of-widespread-plastic.html
Glyphosate: Özdemir criticizes EFSA study as incomplete: Agriculture Minister Özdemir stands by his no to glyphosate. The EFSA study ignores the environmental ...
topagrar.com/management-und-politik/news/glyphosat-oezdemir-kritisiert-efsa-studie-als-unvollstaendig-13436814.html
Paid articlePaid No scientific objections to glyphosate extension.: The decision "is based on the evaluation of many thousands of studies and scientific articles ...
diepresse.com/13440703/keine-wissenschaftlichen-einwaende-gegen-verlaengerung-von-glyphosat
Bayer starts petition against glyphosate ban: After the positive EFSA assessment, the members of the Bundestag should lobby the federal government for the ...
topagrar.com/acker/news/bayer-startet-petition-gegen-glyphosat-verbot-13453410.html
🇪🇺 The European Food Safety Authority said on Thursday it had not found "any critical areas of concern" preventing the controversial and widely used ... Show more #EU
American travellers spark backlash after claiming that Europeans ‘don’t believe in water’ while on trip abroad
independent.co.uk/life-style/americans-europe-travelling-water-bottles-b2375568.html
New to NewsWall?
Sign up now to get your own personalized news!
Trending topics