http://www.euractiv.com/Latests DocumentsUNEenFri, 5 Sep 2008 11:13:38 GMThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss5editor@euractiv.comwebmaster@euractiv.comhttp://www.euractiv.com/cssea/logo.gifhttp://www.euractiv.com/10360http://www.euractiv.com/en/food/parliament-demands-ban-animal-cloning-food/article-175082?Ref=RSSThe European Parliament yesterday (3 September) called on the Commission to submit proposals prohibiting the use of cloned animals in food products following the publication of a highly cautious report by the EU's food safety authority on the issue.Thu, 4 Sep 2008 10:55:00 GMTtcm:29-175082-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/food/europe-lights-fire-safety-rules-cigarettes/article-174979?Ref=RSSA decision by Finland to test the ignition ability of all cigarettes sold in the country could be extended across Europe as of 2011 in an attempt to prevent domestic fires and related deaths.Mon, 1 Sep 2008 06:30:00 GMTtcm:29-174979-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/food/smes-hit-cost-eu-food-labelling-proposals/article-174970?Ref=RSSA public hearing in the European Parliament on 28 August 2008 saw food industry stakeholders hit out against Commission proposals on nutrition labelling, which they say are overly complex and will push up costs for small businesses.Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:45:00 GMTtcm:29-174970-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/food/eu-unsure-regulating-polonium-tobacco/article-174980?Ref=RSSTraces of radioactive and other substances - such as radon, polonium and cadmium - recently found in tobacco leave open questions as to whether they should be regulated at EU level.Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:30:00 GMTtcm:29-174980-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/food/eu-experts-animal-cloning-food/article-174475?Ref=RSSWhile the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has found no clear safety concerns related to food products from clones of cattle, pigs or their offspring, it strongly underlines that no way near enough scientific data on the subject exists as yet and that the practice has major repercussions on animal health and welfare.Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMTtcm:29-174475-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/food/eu-food-safety-alerts-rise/article-174458?Ref=RSSA record number of 7,354 of food safety alerts and notifications were sent out through the EU's rapid alert system last year. Over a fifth of the alerts concerned fish products contaminated by heavy metals, while most of the products notified came from China.Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:26:29 GMTtcm:29-174458-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/food/new-food-equation-eu-policies-add/article-174283?Ref=RSSWed, 16 Jul 2008 11:00:00 GMTtcm:29-174283-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/food/airlines-told-conning-passengers/article-174129?Ref=RSSNew European rules governing air fare advertising will soon enable customers to see the real price they have to pay for flights, rather than get a nasty surprise once taxes, fees and additional charges are included.Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:50:00 GMTtcm:29-174129-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/food/parliament-adopts-stricter-rules-food-additives/article-174047?Ref=RSSMEPs rejected firm bans on colourings in favour of stronger labelling systems, although Green MEPs regretted that these will not cover GMO additives.Wed, 9 Jul 2008 10:50:00 GMTtcm:29-174047-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/food/food-crisis-talks-put-renewed-focus-agriculture/article-173946?Ref=RSSConcerns about skyrocketing food prices and growing pressures on land and water were the focus of a high level conference in Brussels yesterday (3 July). Most participants agreed that agricultural markets and farm output need to be improved in order to feed the planet's growing population.Fri, 4 Jul 2008 10:50:00 GMTtcm:29-173946-16