Germany wants a new EU label linked to higher animal welfare standards to help increase profits for livestock farmers and spread best practices, but the criteria for such a scheme risks creating tensions between member states.

Italy’s farmers’group, Coldiretti, has announced that 1.1 million signatures have now been collected across Europe in support of the pan-European “Eat ORIGINal! Unmask your food” petition that appeals to the European Commission to guarantee more transparency in food labelling.

The Commission does not intend to amend current EU honey labelling rules despite growing pressure from MEPs and some member states to end labels stating, “blend of EU honeys”, “blend of non-EU honeys” or “blend of EU and non-EU honeys”.

The European Commission is accepting applications for new programmes to promote EU agri-food products at home and abroad.

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is next month due to adopt an own initiative opinion calling for common EU food labels containing not only nutrition details but also environmental and social information.

The European Commission unveiled the revamped eAmbrosia database containing all EU geographical indications (GIs) on January 10.

A free trade agreement with the European Union would be “worthless” for the UK agri-food sector if it is not accompanied by a careful-crafted deal on Rules of Origin for manufactured food products, the UK’s main food industry lobby group has warned.

Italy’s farmers’group, Coldiretti, has announced that 1.1 million signatures have now been collected across Europe in support of the pan-European “Eat ORIGINal! Unmask your food” petition that appeals to the European Commission to guarantee more transparency in food labelling.

The European Parliament’s International Trade Committee January 21 backed the free trade and investment protection agreements between the EU and Vietnam.

The European wine industry association (CEEV) called on the European Parliament’s International Trade (INTA) Committee to support the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in a January 21 vote.

The new Croatian Council Presidency will present its priorities for agriculture, environment and trade policies to members of the European Parliament this week.

Bridging the gap between the US and European Union (EU) on global trade issues is key to promoting shared values on free and fair trade, but more work is needed on that front, EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan said at an event hosted by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) today (Jan. 16).

If the predominant global food trend of the 20th century was a huge increase in consumption of meat and livestock products, the most striking trend of the first two decades of the 21st century has been the beginnings of a move in the opposite direction.

It says something about the complexities of humanity’s relationship with food that, despite heavy regulation of the sector, and despite the undoubted sophistication of the sector’s marketing efforts, consumers are increasingly having to confront the question – will this food be good for me, or might it bring me to an early grave?

Wales and Northern Ireland have followed England and drafted legislation requiring full ingredients labelling on all pre-packaged food sold directly to the public.

Japan's Consumer Affairs Agency has added almonds to the list of foods that it recommends be displayed on food labels for their potential to cause allergic reactions.

IEG Policy’s latest special report looks at how the relationship people have with the food and drink they consume is going through a period of fundamental and rapid change, presenting opportunities and challenges for industry and policy makers alike.

Aflatoxins were the leading cause of alerts generated through the EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) in 2018, with groundnut and nuts from the US followed by Turkey the top exporting nation, according to the latest annual report.

Protecting children from harmful marketing practices for products high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) is a human rights issue and governments that are a party to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) “have a duty to protect, respect and fulfil children’s right to health,” according to a major new report from the World Cancer Research Fund International (WCRF).

The European Commission is introducing a new growth strategy for Europe with a core focus on sustainability. Steve Gillman looks at how this will shape European food and agriculture for years to come.

The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) is recommending member states extend self-regulatory and co-regulatory advertising codes on junk food and alcohol marketing to children under a revised EU directive to cover not just television and streaming platforms but also other media, such as billboards.

Eating red meat in moderation remains vital for a healthy balanced diet, as some plants and fish are being drained of their nutritional value, an Irish professor has argued.

Current EU policies to protect pollinators are too weak to protect biodiversity and a stronger approach is needed in agricultural policy, according to the European Parliament’s Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee (ENVI).

The new European Commission under President Ursula von der Leyen will start work today (December 2) on fleshing out policies that will shape the EU food and agriculture sector for the next five years.