Tag: food irradiation

According to a confidential report, the WHO may have yielded in many important policy areas to pressure coming from the food and tobacco industries.

On 17 December, the Parliament will vote on food irradiation following the opposition of the Public Health Committee to the inclusion of additional foods on the irradiation list.

On 5 November, the Public Health Committee voted against the inclusion of additional foods on the irradiation list until scientific knowledge suggests that it is safe and efficient to do so.

Ahead of the Environment Committee vote in the European Parliament on 4-5 November, a group of NGOs published a report, explaining that the World Health Organisation has ignored evidence doubting the safety of irradiated food for human consumption.

On 16 July, the EU's Food Chain Committee discussed traceability and how to destroy all potentially contaminated feed in the MPA food scandal.

The EU's Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health will meet on 10 July to investigate the new Belgian food scare concerning hormone-contaminated soft drinks

The Food and Veterinary Office of the European Commission has published the report of the year 2000 pesticide residue monitoring programme. The report highlights the results of the analysis of pesticide residues in 45,000 samples of fruits, vegetables and cereals.

The Commission and representatives of the pharmaceutical industry have discussed plans this week for an EU-wide strategy to ensure production, supply and availability of medicinal products for preventing or treating the effects of a biological attack. The Commission and industry representatives explored mechanisms that could be set up to counter possible attacks by biological agents such as Anthrax or Smallpox.

On 1 August 2001, the Commission adopted a directive and a draft regulation in order to combat salmonella and other food-borne diseases. The two proposals will introduce national control programmes in the Member States and impose set targets on producers, starting with breeding flocks of chickens from 2005, laying hens from 2006, broilers from 2007 and turkeys and breeding pigs from 2008.

British study shows GM plants do not contaminate other crops or turn into superweeds

Chancellor Gerhard Schröder put a leading Green politician in charge of the revamped agriculture ministry.

The Commission adopted its detailed proposals for a new food law and for the creation of a European Food Authority (EFA)

The European Parliament adopts the Commission's White Paper on food safety

The European Commission adopted a new Regulation prohibiting the recycling of contaminated animal material in animal feed

The EU should create a clear framework to regulate the use of nutritional, health and ethical claims for consumer products.

Prices of crude oil reached their highest levels since the Gulf War.

The European Commission published comments by more than 100 interested parties to its White Paper on Food Safety.