MEPS call for strengthening laws on infant foods
29/02/2012
The European Parliament's Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee (ENVI) adopted today a report which mainly calls for more safety and quality of infant formulae and baby food products in the EU.
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Member States should be able to ban or restrict the cultivation of GMOs
05/07/2011
The European Parliament today adopted a report which allows Member States to ban or restrict the use of GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) on environmental and agricultural grounds (eg. pesticide resistance, the invasiveness...
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Cloning : Council distorts the debate
12/05/2011
During the debates yesterday at the European Parliament the rapporteur on the text "Novel foods" revealed a confidential document from the Council's legal service concluding that a restriction on importing food products issuing...
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ASPARTAME: The European Health authorities play a fools game
17/03/2011
On Wednesday March 16th, 2011 ALDE MEPs Corinne Lepage (CAP 21, France) and Antonyia Parvanova (NMSP, Bulgaria) organised a hearing in the European Parliament to examine concerns about the health risks of aspartame, an artificial...
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MEPs call for better consumer and farmer protection in wake of German dioxin scandal
18/01/2011
MEPs have called on the EU Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy, John Dalli, to fully investigate the German dioxin scandal, look into improved traceability and quality controls of animal feed and processed food and...
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European Parliament to debate EU dioxin scare
13/01/2011
Following an initiative from the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats this week, Parliament's group leaders approved this morning an addition to the agenda next week in Strasbourg to allow for a debate with the European Commission...
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Food for thought on GMO debate
12/01/2011
The evaluation of the risks of GMOs for health and the environment has been the key controversy in the GMO debate in Europe. The work of European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) GMO panel, has been criticised by Member States...
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GMOs: Commission abdicates responsibility to Member States
14/07/2010
"Today's decision by the European Commission to give Member States the final word over the planting of genetically modified crops is an abdication of responsibility, undermines the integrity of the Internal Market and sets a...
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Novel Foods: ALDE favours food from farms instead of food factories
07/07/2010
The European Parliament today clearly confirmed its opposition to animal cloning and excluded authorisation for foods derived from cloned animals and their offspring.
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Meat Glue: The European Parliament will not yield to agri-industrial lobbies
19/05/2010
The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe are pleased with the decision taken at the Strasbourg plenary, contrary to the recommendations of the PPE, to support the proposal of the Environment Committee which aims to block...
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