China’s food import rules to change
China’s new rules on food imports will take effect on January 1st as planned, according to Bloomberg. This is even ...
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Status of EU sustainable agriculture goals
Euractiv reports that the European Commission wants to make the EU’s farming subsidy programme more performance-oriented. However, non-binding targets and ...
Editing: a Disin-gene-uous business?
Euractiv reports that the UK is currently aligned with the EU framework on gene-editing technologies, as organisms produced using these techniques are ...
Harmonised eco-labelling: crucial to avoid confusion
Harmonised eco labelling is crucial to avoid confusion, as Nestlé aims to cut through the plethora of eco labels emerging. ...
France fines Monsanto for data on journalists, activists
France 24 reports that France's personal data protection agency on Wednesday fined US firm Monsanto for illegally compiling files of ...
Sustainable diets: “It’s about our survival as a human species”
Europeans are living longer but in poor health due to dietary trends which are causing environmental as well as physical ...
“Better eco data needed for improved food labelling,” UK taskforce
Widespread reforms to UK agriculture and its environmental impact have been recommended in a new government report, including enhanced data ...
Can the UK and the EU reach a deal on Northern Ireland?
The BBC reports that arguments between the EU and the UK about the post-Brexit status of Northern Ireland have intensified. ...
Are insects safe to eat? FAO explains
As business and consumer interest in edible insects gathers pace, the Food and Agriculture Organization calls for more food safety ...
How farmers still rule Europe
The Economist says, armed with a device designed for throwing tennis balls for dogs, it is possible to launch an ...
Free, prior and informed consent required as clean energy threatens Indigenous Peoples
A new coalition of Indigenous Peoples is calling for free, prior and informed consent to be negotiated without exception as...
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