Yesterday (11 December), MEPs convened to discuss Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s plans to achieve climate neutrality in the EU by 2050. FoodNavigator outlines some initial responses to the Green Deal, from the European Consumer Organisation,...
Efforts to transform the food system and tackle the impact of food production on climate took centre stage at the UN climate change conference, COP25, in Madrid this week. But while various actors were keen to flag the work already being undertaken, the...
The term ‘balsamico’ is not restricted to balsamic vinegar produced in Modena, Italy, according to a ruling handed down by the European Court of Justice (EJC).
A new report claims the food sector can keep one step ahead of fast-shifting consumer demand and tap into new markets via diverse and inclusive workplace initiatives.
By Katia Merten-Lentz and Manon Ombredane, legal experts with international law firm Keller and Heckman
Nowadays the list of ingredients on food labels tends to be shorter and the names simpler. But, putting aside this ‘clean label’ trend, does the average consumer still notice the claims appearing on the labels of daily food? Katia Merten-Lentz and Manon...
As the newly-elected von der Leyen Commission enters European Parliament, we take a look at food and agricultural plans and regulations moving into 2020. We speak to David Pineda Ereño, Advisor on Strategy, Policy and Regulation at DPE International...
With trendy plant-based alternatives such as soy milk or almond milk, consumers often find a health halo around indulgent coffee shop drinks. But festive favourites such as hot chocolate and sweetly-spiced lattes contain ‘huge’ amounts of sugar, says...
The Netherlands has thrown its weight behind the Nutri-Score nutritional labelling system, suggesting that of the three schemes used in Europe – Keyhole, Traffic Lights and Nutri-Score – it is the ‘best’ at promoting healthy choices.
Cocoa companies, NGOs and Fairtrade issue joint statement for human rights and environmental due diligence requirements to be urgently imposed by European Union.
The European Commission refers Denmark to court over ‘Feta’ failings, the EU pumps €200m into agri-food promotion, and the USDA approves a proposal to market Irish beef in the US as ‘Irish Grass Fed Beef’. FoodNavigator brings you the latest news and...
Shea margarine start-up The Flower Farm has been advised to adjust communication suggesting the palm oil industry, as a whole, is responsible for deforestation in Southeast Asia. Co-founder Marcel van Wing tells FoodNavigator the statement was ‘pretty...
Little tangible progress has been made in the past year by the UK’s largest supermarkets towards reducing their use of throwaway plastics, says a report which calls for a focus on innovative solutions.
Leveraging climate finance to scale climate-smart rice production is the ‘cornerstone’ of global food security and ‘urgently needed’ to avert civil unrest, a new report by Earth Security Group (ESG) has found.
The publication of dietary reference values (DRVs) for sodium and chloride brings to a close ten years of work that began with a request by the European Commission to update values last set in the 1990s.
Germany’s federal government now confirms that cannabidiol (CBD) is to be classified as novel food citing an absence of evidence of its consumption before 15 May 1997.
