The EU has set tight new limits on the endocrine disrupting chemical perchlorate in fresh produce, teas, infant formula and baby food.

A survey conducted by agricultural scientists has identified which EU member states are most dependent on glyphosate.

The insect pheromone, lavandulyl senecioate, from US biopesticide company Suterra (Bend, Oregon), has received formal EU approval as a “low-risk” active ingredient. 

A US government-funded study has shown bisphenol A (BPA) can produce effects even at low doses as the controversial food packaging chemical displays a non-monotonic dose-response curve, challenging standard toxicological practice and raising question marks about the studies used to back regulated product safety.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has issued a positive assessment of genetically modified MS11 oilseed rape for use in the production of hybrid seed.

Italy's ministry of agriculture, food and forestry policies (Mipaaf) presented a new national safety seal/mark for infant food products in a ceremony attended by Kraft Heinz representatives, in Rome on May 12.

The insect pheromone, lavandulyl senecioate, from US biopesticide company Suterra (Bend, Oregon), has received formal EU approval as a “low-risk” active ingredient. 

There are serious problems with the working conditions for Romanian farm labourers in Germany, which authorities have failed to address for years, Romania’s labour minister has said.

The European Commission should withdraw its proposal to approve a genetically modified triple- stack soybean line, says the European Parliament.

Over 150 major multinationals have urged governments to make sure that their COVID-19 economic aid supports the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

The coronavirus pandemic has sent shock waves across the world’s economy and policymakers have so far responded with a focus on financial stability, but different food system experts fear this will limit a green recovery of the agri-food system.

MEPs called for a ceiling on EU subsidies and a real-time IT information system to protect Union funds from fraud and distribute Europe’s agricultural and cohesion funding more fairly and transparently, in a vote clearing the European Commission’s 2018 accounts.

A US government-funded study has shown bisphenol A (BPA) can produce effects even at low doses as the controversial food packaging chemical displays a non-monotonic dose-response curve, challenging standard toxicological practice and raising question marks about the studies used to back regulated product safety.

Today (20 May), the European Commission launched its Farm to Fork (F2F) Strategy, which aims to drive more sustainable food consumption and production in the EU.

Europe’s main food and drink trade group said the delay to the Farm to Fork (F2F) strategy caused by the coronavirus pandemic is an opportunity to refocus the proposed policy on economic sustainability.

Europe’s metal packaging manufacturers are calling on the European Commission and individual member states to recognise their sector as essential and ensure the uninterrupted flow of critical goods during the COVID-19 pandemic.

People can enjoy a spirit and mixer in future knowing that the glass bottles used are not going to harm the environment as both Europe’s spirits and soft drinks makers have signed up to an EU-wide glass collection and recycling platform set up by the glass production industry.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is calling for more data on the use of bisphenol S (BPS) in plastic food contact materials (FCM) as well as on its occurrence and migration into food as concerns grow about the safety of the chemical seen as an alternative to bisphenol A (BPA).

The European Commission has rejected calls to temporarily relax a ban on the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in organic livestock despite warnings that this could lead to a deficit of Vitamin B2 for pig and poultry diets.

PureCircle’s application to include all 60 steviol glycosides identified in the leaves of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni in EU specifications for the sweetener has had the scientific green light from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has issued a call for data on use of xanthan gum (E 415) in formula aimed at babies up to 16 weeks old as well as in areas where information is lacking, so it can complete a risk assessment on the food additive.