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There has to be a shift away from the use of disposable products towards sustainably sourced materials. You reported on 17 January (“NGOs push for

Environment committee votes against allowing ‘now contains X% less' claims on food packaging. The European Parliament's environment committee today (31 January) rejected a...

Consumer groups welcome rules agreed by MEPs and member states. Food and consumer groups have welcomed new rules on food labelling agreed by the European Parliament and the...

MEPs and national diplomats are to intensify negotiations next week on a law governing food labelling. Officials on both sides are hopeful of reaching agreement and so...

Demand for extension of country-of-origin included. The European Parliament is in disarray over a food-labelling law as MEPs prepare to embark on negotiations with the...

The European Parliament is struggling to forge a united position on a food labelling law ahead of a crucial vote this month. MEPs have been re-running many of the same...

The recent dioxins scare in Germany highlights the challenge of keeping unsafe food out of the supply chain. Nothing illustrates more neatly the interlocking web that is...

Dalli says hygiene law could be ‘reinforced' as dioxin scare closes thousands of farms. The European Union is contemplating tougher food hygiene rules, following the...

Draft criticised for being ‘sloppy' and neglecting important details. EU ministers have agreed rules that will require the nutritional content of food to be shown on...

Plans would mean that meat products would have to be sold with labels showing their country of origin. Pork, poultry and lamb may have to be sold with labels showing their...

Decisions on health claims for food products are proving difficult to stomach for many in the industry. From milkshakes that help you lose weight to fizzy drinks that keep...

The European Commission provoked tensions over food labelling, and now the European Parliament is having similar difficulties. How many nutritional facts should be stamped...

A Junior Lawyer and a Scientist

There needs to be an EU-wide system of food labelling, but the European Commission's attempt at setting it up misses the target on many levels. Consumers have the right to...

There should be less bickering between supporters of rival food labelling systems and more action to provide important information for consumers. When you are buying...

The Commission still has a lot on its plate trying to establish which foods can be described as healthy. When is a doughnut a healthy snack and a slice of brown bread bad...

Delay in draft rules on food packaging health claims. A draft of new EU rules on health claims on food packets has been delayed again, European Commission officials have...

How the Nordic states trash cans is an example of the value of cross-border co-ordination on environmental issues. Environmental threats do not wait while we fight...

These days legislators tend to be hesitant about trying to effect change – especially social change just by passing a law. Today's conventional wisdom suggests that that...

Food labels could become easier to understand across the EU this Sunday (1 July), with the entry into force of new health legislation. The regulation on nutrition and health...