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News
21 Feb 2025
France bans PFAS in cosmetics and consumer textiles
France passed a law on Thursday banning the use of so-called of PFAS or “forever chemicals” in cosmetics and clothing. These chemicals are highly toxic, very persistent...
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News
20 Feb 2025
The European Commission publishes its Vision for Agriculture and Food
On 19 February, the European Commission published its long-term “vision” for the EU agriculture and food policy laid out by Commissioner Christophe Hansen. SAFE welcomes the ta...
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News
12 Feb 2025
Sugary drinks early in life impact lifelong health
A study published in Nutrition Reviews by an international team of experts explores the relationship between early dietary habits and long-term health outcomes. It focuse...
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News
11 Feb 2025
Petition to ban aspartane hits 230,000 signatures
Aspartane (E951) is an additive used by the food industry as a sweetener in foods and drinks, to replace sugar. It is often falsely claimed to have a lower or neutral impact on obe...
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News
07 Feb 2025
Ban Mineral Oil Aromatic Hydrocarbons now
Susan Wilkinson, Unsplash French NGO Foodwatch has launched a petition to improve EU legislation on Mineral Oil Aromatic Hydrocarbons (MOAH), a type of chemicals derived from petro...
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News
04 Feb 2025
Swiss farmers take their government to court over climate change
Farmers are increasingly concerned about climate change. In Switzerland, a group of farmers has filed a lawsuit against the government for failing to take effective measures to pro...
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News
03 Feb 2025
Commission publishes Country Cancer Profiles ahead of World Cancer Day
Today, ahead of World Cancer Day, the European Commission and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released the Country Cancer Profiles for all EU memb...
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News
30 Jan 2025
Environmental concerns over simplifying green compliance rules
Ahead of her re-election, European Commission president Ursula Von der Leyen promised to reduce reporting requirements by at least 25%, in the first half of 2025, in her bid to red...
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Press Releases
30 Jan 2025
Bisphenol A, R3PACK welcomes the ban from consumer products, calls for stricter protections
The R3PACK Consortium welcomes the recent Bisphenol A ban adopted by the European Commission. Additionally, the consortium strongly encourages policymakers to prioritise public hea...
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SAFE's publications
29 Jan 2025
SAFE Publishes a Report on HFSS Food Marketing Targeting Children
SAFE has finished a report summarising policies to address the marketing of foods high in fat, salt, and sugar (HFSS) targeting children. The document looks at different legislativ...
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SAFE's publications
28 Jan 2025
Building a Sustainable and Diversified Protein Landscape Beyond Polarization: Opportunities for Farmers, Society, and the Environment
SAFE, along with 71 other organisations across the value chain, views the new EU mandate, the momentum from the Draghi and Letta reports, the creation of a Food and Agriculture Vis...
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News
24 Jan 2025
The Prevent Waste Coalition has surveyed EU member states for their views on binding food waste targets
40% of food is wasted worldwide, causing 8-10% of all emissions and wasting the production of 28% of agricultural land. In 2021, the EU wasted 58.4 million tonnes of food, with a c...
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