Written Q&A to EU Commission – Food frauds countermeasures

Question for written answer to the Commission Diane Dodds (NI) 25th September 2014 Subject:ย  Securing a safe and transparent food chain The UK recently announced the establishment of a body tasked with combating crime within the food chain, the Food Crime Unit. This is very clearly a development resulting from the horse meat scandal. Within … Continue reading Written Q&A to EU Commission – Food frauds countermeasures

Thank God it’s Friday! Quick news from the food world (Week 45)

Here's my article selection of the week: EU -ย Environment Committee backs flexibility for EU countries to ban GMO crops, from European Parliament ENVI Committee: long-awaited draft plans to allow EU member states to restrict, or ban, the cultivation of crops containing genetically modified organisms on their own territory even if it is allowed at EU … Continue reading Thank God it’s Friday! Quick news from the food world (Week 45)