The European Commission has rejected a notification by Cyprus that
required genetically modified foods to be displayed separately from
non-GM foods in supermarkets.
The EU has ordered Greece to lift its ban on genetically modified
(GMO) maize seeds, setting the scene for yet another battle over
the controversial technology.
A general increase in reported cases of campylobacteriosis over the
last few years in the EU's fifteen original member states indicates
that food companies need to step up their safety procedures against
the disease.
Improving communications in food science and safety Europe's food
agency is calling for feedback from scientific organisations to
form a formal scientific network.
The minimum age when the EU's butchers must remove the brain and
spinal cord from cattle could be raised to 21 months from the
current 12 months if the European Commission accepts a
recommendation from the bloc's food safety...
On the eve of his move to Parma in Italy, to head up Europe's first
food risk agency, Geoffrey Podger affirms the authority has already
cleared the first hurdle, independence, reports Lindsey
Partos.
Plans for EU sugar reform are unfair and would only benefit the
biggest producers, say 10 member states as new discussions split
opinions across Europe,reports Chris Mercer.
Plans for EU sugar reform are unfair and would only benefit the
biggest producers, according to 10 member states including
Slovenia, Hungary and Latvia, as new discussions split opinions in
eastern Europe, reports Chris Mercer.
European regulators have forced Germany to rethink its
controversial - and commercially damaging - deposit system for
one-way packaging, ruling that it contravened regulations on the
free movement of goods between EU member states....
Branded by some as political and others as sensible, a divided
Europe yesterday saw member states failing to suppport the
Commission proposal to authorise the first GM foodstuff - BT11
sweetmaize - since the de facto moratorium begun...
The advent of new European legislation on genetically modified
organisms - applicable as of last week - will hit all players in
the food industry. In a bid to render the new rules clearer we have
decided to take the step to publish...
The European Commission has proposed new regulations allowing
Member States to grant aid for research and development (R&D)
to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), without having to
first apply for clearance from the Commission,...
The European Commission confirmed its commitment to food safety and
the consumer this week when Commissioner David Byrne announced much
tougher measures - including criminal sanctions - to strengthen
food and feed safety controls.
One of the toughest legislations in the world on genetically
modified organisms came into force in Europe on Thursday with a new
EU Directive that strengthens 10-year-old rules on testing and
licensing GMOs used as crops or ingredients.
All Member States must fully and swiftly implement the 1998
European Directive on the legal protection of biotechnological
inventions or Europe will fall behind its competitors in this
crucial sector - so the European Commission warned...
The European Commission releases results of an investigative report
into the use and labelling of food irradiation in Europe today.
Findings reveal that out of more than 6500 food samples checked for
irradiation, 1.5 per cent were...
A proposal which would have meant an increase in beer and wine
duties in some EU countries and a sharp reduction in others has
been scrapped by the Commission in the face of fierce opposition.
The European Commission has submitted to the Member States a
working paper on the future strategy on the use of meat-and-bone
meal (MBM) in Europe which...
Following a management committee on March 2 the European Commission
presented its proposal to introduce special market measures for
cattle older than...
