Council Helps Consumers Make Healthier Choices
EU - The Council approved a compromise text on 29 September, which aimed at ensuring that food labels carry essential information in a clear and legible way (43/11 + 13135/11 ADD 1 REV 1), following a...

Food Labels to be Clearer for Consumers
EU - Food shoppers will be able to make better informed, healthier choices as the result of new EU food labelling rules approved by MEPs on Wednesday, according to the European Parliament.

Council Takes Next Step on Food Labelling Rules
EU - The proposed regulation on nutritional labelling of foods received Council approval yesterday, 21 February. Country of origin labelling (COOL) is to be included if 'the failure to do so would mislead...

EU to Organise Pig Meat Reflection Day
EU - The Belgian delegation informed Ministers about the organisation of a reflection day on The pig meat sector towards 2020, on 3 December 2010 in the Flemish Parliament in Brussels.

New EU Organic Logo Launched
EU - The EU Commission has published the new EU Organic Logo, which will become obligatory from 1 July 2010.

MEP Talks About EU Food Quality, COOL Agreement
EU - Italian Member of the European Parliament (MEP), Giancarlo Scottà, talks about food quality and country origin labels (COOL). At its last meeting, the Parliament discussed upcoming CAP reform, MEPs...

EU Council Agrees on Better Welfare Labels
EU - At its meeting yesterday (22 February), the Agriculture and Fisheries Council agreed that consumers need more information to make purchasing decisions based on animal welfare but Ministers disagreed...

EFSA Opens Discussion on Allergenicity of GM Feed
EU - The European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) has opened a consultation on the assessment of allergenicity of genetically modified (GM) food and feed.

EU Moves to Improve Animal Welfare Labelling
EU - A new European Commission report has launched a political debate over animal welfare labelling. The aim is to make it easier for consumers to identify more animal welfare-friendly food products.

Agreement Boosts EU-Canada Live Animal Trade
EU - The veterinary agreement between EU and Canada, celebrating its 10^th anniversary this month, is mainly to be credited for the substantial increase of trade of live animals and animal p...

EU Says Livestock Emissions May Mean Less Meat
EU - The European Parliament warned about the livestock industry’s emissions while stopping short of urging a reduction in meat consumption to fight global warming.

Campofrio-Groupe Smithfield Merger Completed
EU - Smithfield Foods, Inc. announced yesterday that the merger of Campofrio Alimentacion S.A. and Group Smithfield Holdings S.L. has been finalized. The new company will be known as Campofrio Food Group...