Severity of drought and heatwave crop losses tripled in Europe
Drought-related cereal production losses are increasing by more than three per cent a year across the EU and UK, according ...
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EFSA to add its flavour to nutrition labelling debate
EURACTIV says the EU food safety agency EFSA is to provide scientific advice to support the development of a future ...
EU Commission at odds with Parliament over GM
EURACTIV reports that the EU executive looks set to press ahead with a “new approach” to genetically modified (GM) crop ...
Yellow grub becomes EU’s first insect food
Reuters reports that Wednesday’s decision by the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) paves the way for the yellow grubs to ...
Gene editing could become legal in England – EU pressured to follow suit
The UK government has launched a consultation in England on gene editing, to revisit European regulation banning its use. Nobel ...
No-deal for farming is “catastrophic”
National Farmers' Union president Minette Batters told Channel 4 News last night that, "A no-deal for farming for food in ...
Agrifood Brief: Fifty shades of green
EURACTIV'S AgriFood Brief says last Friday (13 November), MEPs voted in favour of a non-binding resolution on the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan ...
Brexit: UK farmers and growers demand free frictionless EU trade
The UK’s key agriculture organisations are seeking “free and frictionless” EU trade, saying the EU will remain the largest market ...
The consequences of a no-deal Brexit
A Leader article in The Economist says the food industry would suffer from EU protectionism, with farmers facing tariffs of ...
REFRESH – EU project reducing food waste
Euronews reports on efforts to reduce food waste, saying 20% of food produced in the European Union ends up in landfill ...
Class action against chocolate giants could win damages for 50,000 child slaves
The world’s chocolate giants could face punitive damages of US$50 million for each of eight former child slaves leading a...
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