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News
12 Apr 2017
E621, E171: pourquoi certains additifs sont bannis de nos aliments
Les distributeurs font pression sur leurs fournisseurs pour éviter des additifs potentiellement dangereux dans la composition de leurs produits. Le groupe Carrefour en a ainsi él...
Tags: Additives, Consumers, Food Safety
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06 Apr 2017
Cancer warning over posh crisps as study shows they contain three times recommended levels of acrylamide
Eating crisps could cause cancer, a study by government-backed scientists has found, as they contain high levels of acrylamide, a known carcinogen. Tests conducted by Fera Science ...
Tags: Acrylamide, Babies, Consumers, EFSA, European Commission, European Parliament, Food Safety
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04 Apr 2017
Sugar is described as the new tobacco as doctors say food industry is killing us with overdose of sweetness
Food giants are being told to cut the amount of sugar in their products because it has become the ‘new tobacco’. Doctors and academics say that levels must be reduced by up to ...
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27 Mar 2017
Brussels urges full ban on pesticides suspected of killing bees
The European Commission has proposed a full ban on pesticide substances suspected of having a negative impact on bee colonies in the EU, inflicting a major upset on two of the worl...
Tags: Agriculture, European Commission, Pesticides
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27 Mar 2017
Glyphosate and the crucial battle for independent science
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
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13 Mar 2017
Romanian MEP: EU needs food quality agency
Food quality in Western Europe can differ greatly to what Central and Eastern European shops stock on their shelves. S&D group MEP Daciana Sârbu spoke to EURACTIV Romania abou...
Tags: Consumers, European Parliament, Food Safety, Palm oil, Sugar
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News
07 Mar 2017
France enforces ban on unlimited fizzy drinks in crackdown on obesity
Restaurants in France face prosecution starting today if they offer unlimited soda drinks to customers in the latest Gallic crackdown on obesity. France had already slapped a tax ...
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27 Feb 2017
EU urges member states to target childhood obesity in schools
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
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27 Feb 2017
Fifteen percent of Brussels’ friteries surveyed selling potato fries with high levels of known carcinogen
A snapshot survey of potato fries sold in twenty Brussels friteries has discovered three samples with levels of acrylamide, a known carcinogen, above the EU benchmark. A joint inve...
Tags: Acrylamide, Brussels, Consumers, EFSA, EU, European Parliament
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21 Feb 2017
Un cancérogène détecté à “un niveau supérieur” dans des biscuits Nestlé pour bébés: L’entreprise réagit
De l’acrylamide, une substance cancérogène, a été retrouvée à un niveau supérieur aux indications européennes dans des biscuits pour bébés de marque Nestlé vendus ...
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20 Feb 2017
Baby biscuits with high levels of known carcinogen found on sale in France
A snapshot survey of a range of biscuits and rusks for babies and infants on sale in France shows that products with high levels of acrylamide, a known carcinogen, continue to be p...
Tags: Acrylamide, Consumers, EFSA, EU, France
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10 Feb 2017
Commission to set maximum acrylamide levels in ready-to-eat foods
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
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