Stricter food safety Addressing Britain's National Farmers' Union, Commissioner Fischler highlighted how 90% of EU citizens believe ensuring food safety and food... 20/05/2004
New EU system for food safety The EU Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection has announced new regulations on food safety from farm to table and the operation of a... 20/05/2004
CIDSE Reports on WTO and food security CIDSE, the international network of Catholic development agencies, has released two reports on trade and food security. The first deals with food... 30/11/2001
European food authority The first round of discussions on the European Commission proposal for a European Food Authority have now been completed after discussions in the... 30/11/2001
EU aids fight against animal disease On October 16th 2001, the European Commission announced Euro 155 million of assistance to programmes to fight animal diseases in the EU. This will... 30/11/2001
New EU proposals on food safety and export credits In July 2001 the EU tabled new proposals on food safety and export credits. These include proposals on how disciplines could be introduced on all... 30/09/2001
Meat and bone meal ban On June 19th the temporary ban on the use of meat and bone meal (MBM) in animal feed was extended by the EU Agriculture Council. The Council also... 30/09/2001
Implications of EU MBM ban On July 21st 2001 the European Commission issued a memorandum providing Guidance to Third Countries on the Implications of the Meat and Bone Meal... 30/09/2001
Zimbabwe access to EU market under threat Press reports indicate that Zimbabwe's access to the EU beef market could be under threat from two developments stemming from the ongoing pol... 30/09/2001
New standards? The European Commission is currently drawing up a White Paper on Food Safety as well as a general food law which will include a proposal for the e... 30/09/2001