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Sustainable food systems
Savoury snacks: A sense of responsibility
Made from staple raw materials such as vegetables or grains, savoury snacks encompass a wide variety of products including, among others, potato crisps, puffed snacks, corn chips/tortillas, crackers and snack nuts.
Paris’ ecological footprint in decline
Est. 4minCleaner transport has helped reduce the ecological footprint of the Île-de-France region over the last decade, but housing and food are two energy intensive sectors where little has changed. Journal de l'Environnement reports.
Innovative microinsurance protects poor farmers against climate change
Est. 5minSPECIAL REPORT / Farmers in the Global South can protect their business by insuring their crops against climate hazards. But this system is held back by a lack of reliable climate data. EURACTIV France reports.
Parliament deals heavy blow to Commission’s cloning proposal
Est. 4minThe European Union imports 500,000 tonnes of beef every year, largely from countries where cloning is authorised. But lawmakers want to stop clones from ending up on European plates. EURACTIV France reports.
France boosts efforts to tackle food waste
Est. 4minFrance’s Minister for Ecology, Ségolène Royale, has obtained a series of commitments from French supermarket chains to limit food waste. She also hopes to change the EU’s expiry date system for certain foods. EURACTIV France reports.
British lawmakers demand action from Juncker on food waste
Est. 3minThe House of Lords, along with 16 member states, sent a letter to Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Wednesday (22 July) demanding that the EU crack down on food waste.
Parliament demands moratorium on cloned animal products
Est. 3minMEPs have taken a harder line than the one proposed by the Commission on cloned animals, refusing to authorise food products from clones and their descendants. EURACTIV France reports.
UK will need to import over half of its food within a generation, farmers warn
Est. 3minMore than half of the UK’s food will come from overseas within a generation, as a rising population and stalling farm productivity combine to erode what remains of the UK’s self-sufficiency, according to farming leaders.
Agriculture alliance calls on the EU to boost innovation and jobs
Est. 3minA coalition representing Europe’s agriculture and food industries has called on the EU to boost innovation and jobs within the sector, which has come under pressure following Russia's ban on EU food imports.
After food ban, Russia markets shrimp “from Belarus”
Est. 2minMassive fraud is reported after Moscow introduced counter-sanctions, prohibiting the importation of food from Western countries that undertook measures to punish Russia for the annexation of Crimea, and for destabilising eastern Ukraine. For example, shellfish are labelled as hailing from Belarus, even though the country is landlocked.
EEA urges for ‘systemic’ approach to environment, health concerns
Est. 4minGovernments need to study the connections between health and environmental concerns, which could save them money and improve societal well-being over the longer term, according to the European Environment Agency.
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Netherlands, Sweden call for review of ‘best before’ labels
Est. 3minThe governments of the Netherlands and Sweden have asked for an EU debate on ‘best before’ labels, citing the role they play in food wastage.
MEPs reject Commission’s definition of nanomaterials in food
Est. 2minLawmakers in the European Parliament's Committee for Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) have rejected on Wednesday (12 February) a proposed regulation which included a definition of "engineered nanomaterials" in food.
Brussels downplays importance of pesticide toxicity report
Est. 3minThe European Commission says that there is no reason for “crisis-intervention” after a French researcher claimed he had proof that pesticides were much more toxic than their guidelines suggest.
Brussels reopens 12-year old GMO cultivation request
Est. 2minEuropean ministers will decide whether to approve the cultivation of variety of genetically modified maize, after the European Commission was legally obliged to pass on the 12-year-old request.
UN rapporteur pushes for legally binding right to food
Est. 3minOlivier De Schutter, the UN special rapporteur on the right to food, has told the UN general assembly to press governments to make the once “forgotten right” legally binding worldwide.
Food and drink firms urged to crack down on sugar ‘land grabs’
Est. 5minCoca-Cola, PepsiCo, Associated British Foods and other global food and beverage companies are being urged to establish a zero-tolerance policy on land grabs.
Cameroon refurbishing cocoa drying ovens to meet EU rules
Est. 3minCameroon has begun refurbishing old cocoa ovens in an effort to comply with tougher EU quality rules, after the bloc rejected about 2,000 tonnes of beans last year due to smoke contamination.
Experts say food and drinks taxes not enough to combat obesity
Est. 5minFood and drinks taxes still haven't been proved to be an effective way of combating obesity in Europe. However, the taxes, introduced by many European governments, could be a way forward but they have to be part of a holistic approach, experts say.
Parliament wants stricter rules on food for vulnerable groups
Est. 3minThe European Parliament yesterday (11 June) adopted new rules on the labelling and content of baby milks and foods for special medical purposes. These will in the future be better defined in order to protect consumers.
EU countries in deadlock over genetically modified maize approvals
Est. 2minEU member states failed on Monday (10 June) to agree on whether to approve three genetically modified maize varieties for use in food and feed.
Eat less meat for greater food security, British population urged
Est. 4minPeople in Britain should eat meat less often, in order to help ease the food crises in the developing world, an influential committee of MPs has urged.
French fair-trade sector seeks revival after crisis dip
Est. 4minFrance’s appetite for fair-trade products lags behind European counterparts, with the sector turning increasingly to producers in the developing world for a recovery solution, EURACTIV France and Germany report.
‘Ethical’ Easter eggs? Check the palm oil content
Est. 3minThree leading European chocolate companies have come bottom of an environmental impact ranking of candy Easter eggs based on their palm oil content, a new survey shows.