Written Q&A to EU Commission – Joint answer on trans fatty acids

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

In this answer to four written questions by MEPs (click the highlighted numbers to open them), Mr. Borg analyses the state of the art in EU about trans fatty acids. In US the issue is at the top of the FDA agenda. FDA has made a preliminary determination that partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), the major … Continue reading Written Q&A to EU Commission – Joint answer on trans fatty acids

Western corn rootworm withdrawal from the list of harmful organisms for plant

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

Two legal acts withdrawing the western corn rootworm from the list of regulated harmful organisms with quarantine status in the EU and repealing the related emergency measures to prevent the spread within the EU were published on 7th February 2014 in the Official Journal. The western corn rootwormย (Diabrotica virgifera virgiferaย Le Conte) is a non-native insect … Continue reading Western corn rootworm withdrawal from the list of harmful organisms for plant