foodsafety
The European Commission’s powerful health department, DG SANTE, is expected to lose major powers over food safety, according to a draft seen by Euronews. With a fresh Commission term set to start in November, the EU executive is looking at how to distribute policy priorities across its many constituent directorates-general. If the draft seen by Euronews is confirmed, DG SANTE will hand over its powers on pesticide approval, animal welfare, animal and plant health, plant varieties, and new genomic techniques to the Commission's farming department, DG AGRI. SANTE would lose other food safety iss...
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Danish authorities have halted the sale of three popular Korean noodle products, warning that they are so spicy they may land consumers in hospital. As first reported by the Korea Times, the Danish National Food Institute has warned Danes not to consume three widely sold products produced by South Korean brand Samyang. “The National Food Institute assesses that the levels of total capsaicin in a single pack of all three noodle products: ‘3xSpicy & Hot Chicken’, ‘2xSpicy & Hot Chicken’ and ‘Hot Chicken Stew’ are so high that they pose a risk of the consumer developing acute poisoning,” read the...
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Yuka, a French food and cosmetics rating app has recently taken consumers by storm, by letting you know exactly what's in your food and personal care products. The app is seen to have the potential to influence the way people shop, by highlighting any carcinogens, allergens, irritants and endocrine disruptors that may be present in groceries and cosmetics. Not only that but, along with providing ratings and ingredient analysis for different products, Yuka also provides healthier suggestions for food items. The app is being especially welcomed at a time when some food items, such as some baby f...
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“It’s not because it’s illegal that you shouldn’t do it. If we don’t act, who will?”, *Miel tells Euronews Green. It’s an unusual Saturday morning for the 19-year-old member of Extinction Rebellion: she is about to break the law. Today’s target is the French chemical giant Arkema based near Lyon. The company is accused of releasing toxic chemicals into the environment, PFAS (Per-and polyfluoroalkyl compounds), dubbed “forever chemicals” for their indestructible nature. 400 activists from Extinction Rebellion and Youth for Climate have travelled from across France to protest against their manuf...
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More than 281 million people in 59 countries experienced high levels of food insecurity, requiring urgent assistance, according to a UN report. The Global Report on Food Crises released on Wednesday found that war-torn Gaza was the territory with the largest number of people facing famine. There were 24 million more people facing an acute lack of food than in 2022, the report said. This was due to the sharp deterioration in food security, especially in the Gaza Strip and Sudan. Máximo Torero, chief economist for the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization, said 705,000 people in five countries ...
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