Marek Niechciał, the president of Poland’s competition watchdog UOKiK, has said the bill designed to limit the capacity of large retailers to sell products under their private labels is unlikely to be adopted by the incumbent parliament.

The use of the term ‘detox’ on food labels or in advertisements, needs approval as a health claim in Europe, EU Health and Food Safety Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis made clear in responding to a question from a French MEP.

US agriculture organizations have responded with dismay at proposed cuts to farm program funding in the Trump administration’s FY 2020 budget, but food safety programs could see an increase.

A newly-published European Commission report shows EU member states need to step up controls on food products and supplements sold over the internet.

Lawmakers have cleared the way for the EU to join a multilateral treaty that allows a more rapid and straightforward protection of Geographical Indications in third countries.

Greece is determined to win protected status in both Europe and abroad for some of its signature agri-food products, the country’s Minister of Agricultural Development and Food has revealed.

US agriculture organizations have responded with dismay at proposed cuts to farm program funding in the Trump administration’s FY 2020 budget, but food safety programs could see an increase.

Lawmakers have cleared the way for the EU to join a multilateral treaty that allows a more rapid and straightforward protection of Geographical Indications in third countries.

Greece is determined to win protected status in both Europe and abroad for some of its signature agri-food products, the country’s Minister of Agricultural Development and Food has revealed.

The European Commission has added Tequila, the Mexican spirit drink, to its register of Protected Geographical Indications (PGIs) this week.

Whisky originating from Swabia in south-west Germany and not from Scotland may not be called ‘Glen Buchenbach’, the District Court of Hamburg has ruled.

The US dairy industry could suffer as much as US$20 billion in lost revenue over three years if the European Union were to succeed in claiming exclusive rights to use cheese names with protected geographical indications on global dairy markets.

The outlook for US food and agriculture policy in 2019 was openly discussed and dissected over the course of several days in Virginia last week, with trade disputes, farm incomes and the regulation of gene-edited animals among the issues on the agenda.

The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES) is calling for more allergens to be listed on food labels than those currently required under the food information to consumers regulation (FIC – 1169/2011).

The UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has launched a consultation on proposed changes to allergen labelling legislation.

Munich-based campaign group Testbiotech has hit out at the Commission’s approval of the Bayer/Monsanto genetically modified maize in some 14 different sub-combinations, shortly before the end of year recess.

By simply adopting good hygiene practices during the daily farm operations, farmers can play a vital role in stemming the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation has said.

The European Commission has adopted a Communication setting out a European approach to endocrine disruptors to protect EU citizens and the environment from hazardous chemicals.

The UK is looking to tighten up its rules on the advertising of foods and drinks high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) on TV and online through a 9 pm watershed.

Researchers are questioning the UK’s self-regulatory approach to alcohol marketing after a large observational study showed medium to high awareness of alcohol marketing among UK teens is linked to increased consumption and a greater probability of ‘higher risk’ drinking among current drinkers, plus a greater likelihood of trying alcohol among those that have never drunk.

An advert for a Kellogg’s breakfast cereal misled consumers through the use of an authorised EU health claim related to folic acid, the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled.

The use of the term ‘detox’ on food labels or in advertisements, needs approval as a health claim in Europe, EU Health and Food Safety Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis made clear in responding to a question from a French MEP.

A newly-published European Commission report shows EU member states need to step up controls on food products and supplements sold over the internet.

An advert for a Kellogg’s breakfast cereal misled consumers through the use of an authorised EU health claim related to folic acid, the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled.