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

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

Here's my article's selection of the week: EU -ย Author: EU health claims laws cannot be bent for botanicals, by Bert Schwitters, on nutraingredients.com: nutrition author, blogger and harsh critic of the EUโ€™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

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

Question for written answer to the Commission Rule 130 Marc Tarabella (S&D) 25th August 2014 Subject:ย  Suspension of MON 810 genetically modified maize On 1ย 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