Significant improvements and changes to the novel food authorisation procedure are promised from the European Union’s new Regulation on Novel Food which…
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The European Union took an important step forward in combating the illicit trade in tobacco products Friday with an EU-wide track and trace…
Crop spraying (BRUSSELS) – The European Commission renewed for 5 years EU approval of glyphosate Tuesday, following scientific assessment which it says concludes there is no link between glyphosate and…
EU Member States will have a stronger role in deciding how to allocate EU public subsidies to farmers under proposals for more sustainable…
Kebabs (BRUSSELS) – The European Parliament could veto a Commission proposal to allow phosphates in kebab meat, following serious concerns over a potential link between phosphates used as food additives…
Photo by Brian Robert Marshall (BRUSSELS) – MEPs on the European Parliament’s Environment Committee backed Wednesday a full ban on glyphosate-based herbicides by December 2020 and immediate restrictions on the…
Guidelines to lifting barriers to food donation in the EU, just published by the Commission, clarify relevant EU legislation and are seen…
Photo by D. Laird (BRUSSELS) – Food companies are alleged to be selling lower quality food products in some EU countries. The European Parliament’s internal market committee looked into the…
MEPs at a public hearing Wednesday discussed the EU risk assessment of the herbicide glyphosate, demanding that pesticides be checked for endocrine disrupting…
Cows (LUXEMBOURG) – The European Court of Auditors has announced it is to examine whether the European Commission and the EU Member States have made effective contributions to the EUs…
