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EU Commission says no evidence Bulgaria made false food safety alerts

By Joe Whitworth on March 18, 2022

The European Commission has said there is no indication that alerts made by Bulgaria about Salmonella in Polish poultry meat in 2020 were not justified.

Krzysztof Jurgiel, former Polish Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development,…
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United States and EU to restart shellfish trade

By News Desk on February 9, 2022

Trade in shellfish between the United States and Europe is set to resume after more than a decade.

Spain and the Netherlands will be allowed to export chilled or frozen shellfish such as mussels, clams,…
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EU lowers lead and cadmium limits for food products

By Joe Whitworth on August 13, 2021

The European Commission has set new maximum levels for lead and cadmium in a range of food products to protect public health.

Measures will apply beginning Aug. 30 for limits of lead and a day…
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WHO EU chief: Number of people sick from unsafe food is unacceptable

By Joe Whitworth on June 11, 2021

A regional director at the World Health Organization has said the number of people getting sick or dying from unsafe food is “staggering” and “unacceptable.”

Every year in Europe and Central Asia, more than 23…
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EU rejects call to stop Argentinian horsemeat imports

By Joe Whitworth on April 8, 2021

The European Commission has rejected pleas to suspend horsemeat imports from Argentina for food safety and animal welfare reasons.

Some Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) called for the ban in a written question in…
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EU rules on risk assessment come into force; reviews continue

By Joe Whitworth on March 27, 2021

New rules on the transparency of Europe’s risk assessment process in the food chain have come into force.

When a company wants to market a new food additive, pesticide or GMO, it submits studies to…
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EU plans cut to antimicrobial and pesticide use in Farm to Fork strategy

By Joe Whitworth on May 21, 2020

The European Commission has set targets to reduce pesticide use and sales of antimicrobials by 2030.

The Farm to Fork strategy includes a reduction by 50 percent on the use and risk of pesticides and…
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Foodwatch concerned about interim EU rules during Coronavirus

By News Desk on April 9, 2020

A consumer group has called on the European Commission to ensure that food safety and consumer protection are not compromised during the coronavirus pandemic.

Foodwatch has written to Stella Kyriakides, the European Commissioner for Health…
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Coming in 2020: Europe and Asia

By Joe Whitworth on January 3, 2020
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While people reading this may not be able to agree whether 2020 is the start of a new decade or end of the last one like many on social media, I am sure we…
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EU votes against renewing chlorpyrifos approval

By News Desk on December 9, 2019

European officials have voted not to renew the approvals of chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos-methyl.

Chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos-methyl are insecticides to control insect pests on a range of crops. Chlorpyrifos-methyl is also used to treat stored cereal…
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