Tag Archives: EU

The European Commission is secretly considering the full deregulation of certain types of genetically modified (GM) crops – yet it has not admitted as...

The European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions (EFFAT)  has called for an immediate ban on glyphosate-based herbicides and other...

Last week, the European Commission adopted the EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability. The Strategy is the first step towards a zero pollution ambition...

Prof Gilles-Eric Séralini of the University of Caen has published a peer-reviewed paper criticising the EU-funded 2-year feeding study on GM maize that...

A scientist has warned that gene-edited foods could prove toxic or allergenic and that if the UK scraps or weakens EU rules after Brexit, public health...

Pesticide formulations as sold and used must be tested in long-term toxicity and carcinogenicity tests, according to a new ruling from the European Court...

Germany’s voluntary GMO-free labeling program is gaining momentum, generating $11 billion in sales in the country in 2018, according to a report by...

The German Federal Minister for the Environment, Svenja Schulze, is calling for pesticide-free compensation areas and a binding date for the phase-out...

New research from a joint team from Greece and Romania shows that chemicals at low levels deemed safe by regulators for each individual substance are toxic...

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) confirmed Wednesday the right of civil society organisations to submit legal cases concerning the health risks of genetically...