Thank God it’s Friday! Quick News from the food world (Week 43)

Here's my article's selection of the week: EU - Author: EU health claims laws cannot be bent for botanicals, by Bert Schwitters, on nutraingredients.com: nutrition author, blogger and harsh critic of the EU’s health claim laws, Bert Schwitters, says any attempt to create separate rules for more than 1500 on-hold botanical claim applications is doomed to … Continue reading Thank God it’s Friday! Quick News from the food world (Week 43)

Written Q&A to EU Commission – Suspension of GM MON810 maize cultivation in France

Question for written answer to the Commission Rule 130 Marc Tarabella (S&D) 25th August 2014 Subject:  Suspension of MON 810 genetically modified maize On 1 August, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) issued an opinion dismissing the use by the French Government of the safeguard clause to ban the cultivation of MON 810 genetically modified maize … Continue reading Written Q&A to EU Commission – Suspension of GM MON810 maize cultivation in France