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Sustainable meat
INFOGRAPHIC: EU agricultural emissions: On the table
In 2012, agriculture was responsible for over 10% of total greenhouse gas emissions in the EU. Meat production is a significant factor.
Researchers: EU turns blind eye to slavery in Thai poultry industry
Est. 3minMigrants processing Thai chicken for its biggest export market, Europe, face widespread abuse by their employers, partly because foreign auditors have focused on food safety rather than workers' conditions, researchers said on Wednesday (25 November).
Nothing wrong with chlorine-washed chicken, say German backers of TTIP
Est. 4minFears over falling consumer protection standards in the event of a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) are unfounded, a recent study by a Cologne institute has said, arguing that the EU-US trade deal has the potential to offer Germany significant economic and geopolitical opportunities. EURACTIV Germany reports.
TTIP will sacrifice food safety for faster trade, warn NGOs
Est. 5minEXCLUSIVE/ The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) will irreversibly put EU consumers and animals at risk, the European Commission will be warned today (28 August).
Organic farming has grown rapidly, says EU
Est. 3minThe organic farming sector has grown rapidly over the past ten years, to about 500,000 new hectares every year, according to EU statistics.
Third successful citizens’ petition calls for end to animal testing
Est. 3minA European Citizens’ Initiative urging the European Commission to draft legislation against medical experimentation on animals reached the threshold of one million signatures, making it the third citizens’ petition to meet the 1 November filing deadline.
EU gives ‘untimely’ OK to pork, poultry in fish feed
Est. 2minThe European Commission has reapproved the use of reconstituted animal protein for use in fish feed from June 2013, in a move declared "untimely" by French deputy minister for food Guillaume Garot.
Farmers fear EU law could harm pork industry
Est. 3minPig numbers in the European Union could fall by as much as 10% and the price of pork could rise substantially when tougher animal welfare regulations come into force next year.
Germany investigates criminal origin of dioxin contamination
Est. 3minThe dangers of the recent dioxin-contaminated eggs, which originated from Germany, were again downplayed by the European Commission today (7 January). But Germany announced it was now investigating whether the contamination, which is now of European proportions, is of criminal origin.
Belgian Presidency wants EU strategy on dog welfare
Est. 4minBelgium wants to use its EU presidency to underline the key societal role played by companion animals like dogs and cats, Belgian Deputy Prime Minister for Health and Social Affairs Laurette Onkelinx announced yesterday (9 September), expressing support for the development of an EU-wide animal welfare strategy.
Bluetongue adds to UK farmers’ woes
Est. 3minUK veterinary authorities informed the European Commission on 22 September 2007 of the presence of the bluetongue viral infection in cattle near Ipswich, Suffolk, in another blow for farmers beset by the reinstatement of the EU's ban on British meat exports, following the re-emergence of foot-and-mouth disease in the UK.
New pets group seeks common welfare standards
Est. 2minNational pet NGOs gathered in Brussels recently to join the newly created organisation, Pets In Europe (PIE), officially beginning their campaign to lobby EU institutions to improve pet welfare across Europe.
EU agency to train national food-safety inspectors
Est. 2minThe Commission wants national food-safety inspectors to receive harmonised training to ensure proper implementation of EU law and a high level of food safety and consumer protection. The task could be entrusted to an EU agency.
EU hit by latest animal disease scare
Est. 2minCases of Bluetongue, a cattle disease common in southern Europe, have been found as far north as the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.
Industry commits to reduce animal testing
Est. 2minMajor chemicals, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, crop protection and cosmetics companies have agreed on an action plan aiming to reduce animal testing by finding alternative methods through R&D.
EU animal welfare label for food underway
Est. 1minThe Commission has published an action plan on protection and welfare of animals. The proposed EU animal welfare label for food is expected to help consumers make informed choices.
Council agrees to improve pig farming but fails to agree on MBM ban
Est. 2minAgriculture Council adopt Directive amending current legislative rules on the protection of pigs but fail to agree on the meat and bone meal ban
Commission proposes new measures for animal transport
Est. 1minCommission adopts proposal to improve transport conditions of animals on long-haul trips within the EU
EP wants to ban animal-tested cosmetics
Est. 1minEuropean Parliament votes to ban sales of cosmetics tested on animals
Alarm over Commission’s chemicals testing programme
Est. 1minSeveral animal welfare action groups are sounding the alarm bell over the Commission's programme for testing chemicals manufactured before 1993.