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12 Mar 2020
Researchers declare hazardous chemicals in food packaging a ‘global health threat’
A team of international researchers recently issued a warning concerning chemicals in single-use plastic and food packaging in general. More than 200 NGOs have signed a call to act...
Tags: chemicals, Food Packaging, Packaged Food, REACH
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05 Mar 2020
Researchers call for a rethink of supply chains to tackle food waste at consumer level
According to researchers from Wageningen University, current food waste estimates published by the FAO do not take the effect on affluence on consumer behaviour into account. Incen...
Tags: FAO, Food Waste, Research, Supply Chain
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03 Mar 2020
Junk food advertising: WHO calls for legally binding treaty to end ‘predatory commercial practices’
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
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News
02 Mar 2020
EU pressed to address meat reduction, plant-based diet in new food policy
SAFE and a coalition of NGOs urged to EU executive to address the issue of reducing meat consumption in the announced Farm to Fork (F2F) strategy. Meanwhile, a Green MEP has filed ...
Tags: Farm to Fork, Food Policy, plant-based
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10 Feb 2020
‘Use by’ or ‘best before’? Nestlé signs food waste pact to tackle label confusion on-pack
The UK’s Food and Drink Federation has repeated its pleas that it wants to keep trading ties closely aligned with the EU’s after British prime minister Boris Johnson dismissed ...
Tags: food label, Food Packaging, Food Policy, Food Waste
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06 Feb 2020
UK opens door to GM food imports as PM Johnson attacks ‘hysterical fears’ about US food standards
The UK’s Food and Drink Federation has repeated its pleas that it wants to keep trading ties closely aligned with the EU’s after British prime minister Boris Johnson dismissed ...
Tags: boris johnson, Brexit trade deal, Food Policy, GM food imports
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News
04 Feb 2020
Short Film Festival Filmdipeso
SAFE is honoured to co-organise the Short Film Festival Filmdipeso 17-18 April 2020 in Latina, Italy With the subject of “Obesity, food, nutrition, and eating disorders“...
Tags: Mental health, Nutrition, Obesity, Physical activity, Tackling Adolescent Obesity, TAO
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News
27 Jan 2020
Agrifood manufacturers can do without E171
The last few months have seen a growing awareness amongst the general public about the concerning issue of titanium dioxide in food –food addtive E171– with almost 85,0...
Tags: chemicals, E171, Industry, Petition, titanium dioxide
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News
23 Jan 2020
Commissioner Kyriakides respond to 34 MEPs’ letter on E171
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
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News
18 Dec 2019
MEPs support the French ban on food additive E171
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 E171 to ...
Tags: Consumers Rights, E171, European Parliament, nanoparticles, titanium dioxide
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News
16 Dec 2019
31 NGOs asking for an ambitious Farm to Fork Strategy
30 civil society organisations have written an open letter in order to highlight the priorities and actions that the F2F strategy should have in order to provide a coherent respo...
Tags: F2F strategy, Farm to Fork, NGOs, Open letter
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News
06 Dec 2019
European civil society groups urge EU Commissioner to ban E171 in food
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
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