Sentences with phrase «european health and food»

A «mistrust» of scientific advancement is «holding back» science - based innovation in the European food sector, European health and food safety commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis warned yesterday (23 February).

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The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is even more hostile; it studied hundreds of health claims involving probiotics and rejected every one without exception.

All the while that Americans and Europeans are spending seventeen billion dollars a year on pet food, which is four billion dollars more than would be needed to provide basic health and nutrition for everyone in the world.

The product is extracted from a konjac root, manufactured in Taiwan, swells 200 times in water and was recently affirmed by the prestigious European Food Safety Authority regarding clinical health claims related to satiety and body weight reduction.

CHAMPIONS INCLUDE: Dave Lewis, Group Chief Executive, Tesco (Chair) Erik Solheim, Executive Director, United Nations Environment (Co-Chair) Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Peter Bakker, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development John Bryant, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Kellogg Company Paul Bulcke, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nestlé Nguyen Xuan Cuong, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam Michael La Cour, Managing Director, IKEA Food Services AB Wiebe Draijer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Rabobank Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute Peter Freedman, Managing Director, The Consumer Goods Forum Louise Fresco, President of the Executive Board, Wageningen University & Research Liz Goodwin, Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste, World Resources Institute Marcus Gover, Chief Executive Officer, Waste and Resources Action Programme Hans Hoogeveen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the UN Organizations for Food and Agriculture Gilbert Houngbo, President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Selina Juul, Chairman of the Board and Founder, Stop Wasting Food Movement in Denmark Yolanda Kakabadse, President, WWF International Sam Kass, Former White House Chef, Founder of TROVE and Venture Partner, Acre Venture Partners Michel Landel, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Sodexo Esben Lunde Larsen, Minister of Environment and Food, Denmark José Antonio Meade, Minister of Finance, Mexico Gina McCarthy, Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Denise Morrison, President and Chief Executive Officer, Campbell Soup Company Kanayo Nwanze, Former President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Rafael Pacchiano, Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Juan Lucas Restrepo Ibiza, Chairman, Global Forum on Agricultural Research Judith Rodin, Former President, The Rockefeller Foundation Oyun Sanjaasuren, Chair, Global Water Partnership Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Vice President for Country Support, Policy and Delivery, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa Feike Sijbesma, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Managing Board, Royal DSM Rajiv Shah, President, The Rockefeller Foundation Andrew Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme Tristram Stuart, Founder, Feedback Rhea Suh, President, Natural Resources Defense Council Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Former Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, The African Union Sunny Verghese, Co-Founder, Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Olam International Tom Vilsack, Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic of South Africa

However, other authors have voiced concerns about consumption of artificial sweeteners, because they may promote an appetite for sweet things, they harm bone and dental health, and their long term safety profile is not precisely clear.55 However, the European Food Safety Agency recently concluded that aspartame, the most common artificial sweetener, is safe at present consumption levels.56 The shift to milk consumption as sugar sweetened drink consumption falls might be expected.

In 2009, the European Food Safety Authority reviewed the science and found no justification for claims about the health risks from BCM7.

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«The safety of low - kilojoule sweeteners is supported by regulatory agencies throughout the world, such as the The National Health and Medical Research Council, Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ), European Food Safety Authority and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, as well as leading health groups, including the Australian Diabetes Council and Dietitians Association of AustHealth and Medical Research Council, Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ), European Food Safety Authority and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, as well as leading health groups, including the Australian Diabetes Council and Dietitians Association of Austhealth groups, including the Australian Diabetes Council and Dietitians Association of Australia.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has evaluated the scientific grounding of the health claim, which is backed by six human intervention studies that prove that consumption of a minimum of 12g of Orafti inulin a day improved stool frequency and promoted digestive health.

Food coatings, meanwhile, had a tougher time, with poor weather in some European countries impacting the barbecue seasonings business and the health trend have a wide - ranging impact on snack foods, another major customer for this division.

«The safety of low - kilojoule sweeteners used in diet drinks is supported by leading regulatory agencies throughout the world, such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the European Food Safety Authority, the National Health and Medical Research Council, and Food Standards Australia and New Zealand — as well as leading health groups, including the Australian Diabetes Council and Dieticians Association of Australia.&Health and Medical Research Council, and Food Standards Australia and New Zealand — as well as leading health groups, including the Australian Diabetes Council and Dieticians Association of Australia.&health groups, including the Australian Diabetes Council and Dieticians Association of Australia.»

Corrigendum to Regulation (EC) No. 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods

The first is the Traffic Light (TL) system, developed by the UK Food Standards Agency, where nutrients of greatest public health significance (total fat, saturated fat, sugar and sodium) are ranked and colour - coded as either high (red), medium (amber) or low (green), based on cut - points established by the European Regulation for Nutrition and Health Claims (Official Journal of the European Union, health significance (total fat, saturated fat, sugar and sodium) are ranked and colour - coded as either high (red), medium (amber) or low (green), based on cut - points established by the European Regulation for Nutrition and Health Claims (Official Journal of the European Union, Health Claims (Official Journal of the European Union, 2006).

Functional Food Expo is initiated by the market and a group of leading Functional Food Manufacturers like Harke Food / Pharma, Nutrisens, Nutri - Dynamics, Orginall, LifeFood Superfoods, Damhert Nutrition, Glanbia Nutritionals, the Primal Pantry and many more like the Health Store and Superfoods and more... Functional Food Expo will be organized parallel to the successful 6th European Free From Food Exhibition covering functional foods like Gluten Free, Lactose Free, Sugar Free, Salt Free and Vegan Food Products.

Functional Food Expo is thé European Trade platform covering Vitamins, Nutritional and Food Supplements, Sport Nutrition, - Protein, Dietary Supplements and many more nutritional and superfood products attracting European buyers from Health and Mainstream Retail, Sport Retail Chain Stores, Bio and Health Chains store companies.

In many European countries and the UK and Canada, national health services and many pediatricians recommend meats as one of baby's first foods due to the level of heme iron in meats.

In a radical revamp of its risk assessment process, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) could publish confidential data if deemed essential to protecting public health, according to draft rules aimed at boosting transparency and trust in science.

In partnership with European retailers and other stake - holders, Volkert has launched the «Dr. Good Food» campaign to raise awareness of the health and ecological benefits of fruits & vegetables.

The European Commission Joint Research Centre and Directorate - General for Health and Food Safety have presented a report to help authorities implement healthy food standards ensuring that they procure healthy school fFood Safety have presented a report to help authorities implement healthy food standards ensuring that they procure healthy school ffood standards ensuring that they procure healthy school foodfood.

Dave Lewis, Group Chief Executive, Tesco (Chair) Erik Solheim, Executive Director, United Nations Environment (Co-Chair) Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Peter Bakker, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development John Bryant, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Kellogg Company Paul Bulcke, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nestlé Wiebe Draijer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Rabobank Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute Peter Freedman, Managing Director, The Consumer Goods Forum Louise Fresco, President of the Executive Board, Wageningen University & Research Liz Goodwin, Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste, World Resources Institute Marcus Gover, Chief Executive Officer, Waste and Resources Action Programme Hans Hoogeveen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the UN Organizations for Food and Agriculture Selina Juul, Chairman of the Board and Founder, Stop Wasting Food Movement in Denmark Yolanda Kakabadse, President, WWF International Sam Kass, Senior Food Analyst at NBC News and former U.S. White House Chef Michael La Cour, Managing Director, IKEA Food Services AB Michel Landel, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee, Sodexo Esben Lunde Larsen, Minister of Environment and Food, Denmark José Antonio Meade, Minister of Finance, Mexico Gina McCarthy, Former Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Denise Morrison, President and Chief Executive Officer, Campbell Soup Company Kanayo Nwanze, Former President, International Fund for Agricultural Development Rafael Pacchiano, Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever Juan Lucas Restrepo Ibiza, Chairman, Global Forum on Agricultural Research Judith Rodin, Former President, The Rockefeller Foundation Oyun Sanjaasuren, Chair, Global Water Partnership Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Vice President for Country Support, Policy and Delivery, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa Feike Sijbesma, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Managing Board, Royal DSM Andrew Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme Tristram Stuart, Founder, Feedback Rhea Suh, President, Natural Resources Defense Council Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Former Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, The African Union Sunny Verghese, Co-Founder, Group Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Olam International Tom Vilsack, Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic of South Africa

FoodDrinkEurope is a founding member of the EU Platform for Action on Diet, Physical Activity and Health, a forum of European - level organisations, ranging from the food industry to consumer protection NGOs, committed to tackling current issues relating to diet and physical activity.

Though public health is not at issue now, government oversight is, and the latest developments have echoes of earlier European food safety crises, including mad cow disease in Britain and dioxin in eggs and poultry in Belgium.

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Since then, we've helped supply major European department stores and health food shops with organic, fair trade products.

The European Commission (the EU's civil service) now has to bring the regulations into line with the sugar recommendations from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the World Health Assembly's requirement that baby foods are not marketed for use before 6 months of age (WHA) and resubmit them (1).

The MEPs voting for the Resolution were heeding the expert opinions of medical and public health bodies from across Europe, US, Asia and Latin America and from UN bodies, including WHO, UNICEF, Save the Children, the UK Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME), the European Midwives Association, Eurochild, Association of European Cancer Leagues, the European Federation of the Association of Dieticians (EFAD), the European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN), COFACE (the Confederation of Family Organisations in the European Union), EPHA (the European Public Health Association) BEUC (the European Consumers Association), the German Midwives Association, the California Women Infants and Children Association, Sustain's Childrens Food Campaign, the National Childbirth Trust, the Baby Feeding Law Group and the International Baby Food Action Nhealth bodies from across Europe, US, Asia and Latin America and from UN bodies, including WHO, UNICEF, Save the Children, the UK Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME), the European Midwives Association, Eurochild, Association of European Cancer Leagues, the European Federation of the Association of Dieticians (EFAD), the European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN), COFACE (the Confederation of Family Organisations in the European Union), EPHA (the European Public Health Association) BEUC (the European Consumers Association), the German Midwives Association, the California Women Infants and Children Association, Sustain's Childrens Food Campaign, the National Childbirth Trust, the Baby Feeding Law Group and the International Baby Food Action NHealth, the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME), the European Midwives Association, Eurochild, Association of European Cancer Leagues, the European Federation of the Association of Dieticians (EFAD), the European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN), COFACE (the Confederation of Family Organisations in the European Union), EPHA (the European Public Health Association) BEUC (the European Consumers Association), the German Midwives Association, the California Women Infants and Children Association, Sustain's Childrens Food Campaign, the National Childbirth Trust, the Baby Feeding Law Group and the International Baby Food Action NHealth Association) BEUC (the European Consumers Association), the German Midwives Association, the California Women Infants and Children Association, Sustain's Childrens Food Campaign, the National Childbirth Trust, the Baby Feeding Law Group and the International Baby Food Action Network

The European Parliament's committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee (ENVI) today voted to stop the claim that DHA, a long - chain fatty acid found in breastmilk, when added to follow - on formulas and baby foods improves babies» vision.

The EU Commission's proposals for new legislation covering the composition and marketing of baby foods and formulas have been sent to the European Parliament's Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee (ENVI) I will post comments and a guide very soon so watch this space.

There is one final chance to improve the European Commission's proposals because they are being scrutinised by the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety committee (ENVI) of the European Parliament right now.

The European Commission (the EU's czivil service) now has to bring its new Delegated Act into line with the sugar recommendations from the World Health Organisation and the World Health Assembly's requirement that baby foods are not marketed for use before 6 months of age and resubmit them.

Child health and women's right to protection from misleading information is surely more important than the growth of the European baby food market.

The vote in the European Parliament Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee took place this morning with MEPs voting for one of the three Objections tabled by European Parliament by Green MEP Keith Taylor.

The European Parliament's Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee (ENVI) will, on Thursday 14th January, vote on whether to object to proposals for new laws from the European Commission on the marketing of baby foods and formulas and to strengthen them in line with the World Health Assembly Resolutions.

In many European countries and the UK and Canada, national health services and many pediatricians recommend meats as one of baby's first foods due to the level of heme iron in meats.

Arsenic (As) exposure from rice is of particular concern for infants and children.1 - 4 Infant rice cereal, a common first food, 5,6 may contain inorganic As concentrations exceeding the recommendation from the Codex Alimentarius Commission of the World Health Organization and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations of 200 ng / g for polished (white) rice, 4 the new European Union regulations of 100 ng / g for products aimed at infants7 (eTable 1 in the Supplement), and the proposed US Food and Drug Administration limit.8 Infants consuming only a few servings of rice cereal or other products (eg, rice snacks) per day may exceed the now - withdrawn provisional weekly tolerable intakes for As set by the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization Expert Committee on Food Additives.9food, 5,6 may contain inorganic As concentrations exceeding the recommendation from the Codex Alimentarius Commission of the World Health Organization and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations of 200 ng / g for polished (white) rice, 4 the new European Union regulations of 100 ng / g for products aimed at infants7 (eTable 1 in the Supplement), and the proposed US Food and Drug Administration limit.8 Infants consuming only a few servings of rice cereal or other products (eg, rice snacks) per day may exceed the now - withdrawn provisional weekly tolerable intakes for As set by the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization Expert Committee on Food Additives.9Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations of 200 ng / g for polished (white) rice, 4 the new European Union regulations of 100 ng / g for products aimed at infants7 (eTable 1 in the Supplement), and the proposed US Food and Drug Administration limit.8 Infants consuming only a few servings of rice cereal or other products (eg, rice snacks) per day may exceed the now - withdrawn provisional weekly tolerable intakes for As set by the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization Expert Committee on Food Additives.9Food and Drug Administration limit.8 Infants consuming only a few servings of rice cereal or other products (eg, rice snacks) per day may exceed the now - withdrawn provisional weekly tolerable intakes for As set by the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization Expert Committee on Food Additives.9Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization Expert Committee on Food Additives.9Food Additives.9, 10

But these were rejected by his fellow MEPs in the European Parliament's Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee (ENVI) last week, meaning only the objection to sugary baby food was put to the vote at today's plenary session in StrasboFood Safety Committee (ENVI) last week, meaning only the objection to sugary baby food was put to the vote at today's plenary session in Strasbofood was put to the vote at today's plenary session in Strasbourg.

UK Green MEP Keith Taylor tabled three objections to the delegated acts — part of the Food for Specific Groups (FSG) regulation — in December, which were voted on by the European Parliament's Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee (ENVI) today (14th January).

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Apart from some clarification about regulating the health professions and complying with European food labelling and content directives, that's as far as it went.

What is now urgently needed, say researchers, are precise studies linking food, hormone levels and cancer outcomes, such as the EPIC project — the continuing European collaboration that will link diet to the health of 400 000 Europeans over a decade or more («Britain's deadly diet», New Scientist, 11 May 1991).

A group of European scientists has founded an international association to discuss and provide guidance on the ethical use of genome editing, a technique with the potential to transform everything from food production and human health to science itself.

Despite current lack of European Law regulating leaching of elements from metallic food contact materials, the Council of Europe resolved in 2013 that contaminants «must not be released in quantities which could endanger human health» and specifies limits for and methods of testing metals released into food.

The text will «give the democratically elected governments at least the same weight as scientific advice when it comes to important decisions concerning food and environment,» said Vytenis Andriukaitis, the European commissioner in charge of health and food safety, in a statement today.

The European Food Safety Agency, which is reviewing thousands of companies» health claims, has so far thrown out the vast majority of them, which could force companies to remove the claims from their labels and ads.

According to the European Commission's Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, cases have been detected on 20 farms in Germany, 52 in the Netherlands, and 14 in Belgium.

They set out a «grand vision» in the paper, with recommendations primarily addressed to the European Commission, the Health and Food Safety Directorate, DG Santé.

The commissioner said that the new framework will also enable funding with the «scale and scope» to tackle the major challenges that European society will face in the coming years: energy, health and aging, food, and climate change and the environment.

Infant rice cereal may contain inorganic arsenic concentrations that exceed the recommendation from the Codex Alimentarius Commission of the World Health Organization and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations of 200 ng / g for polished white rice, the new European Union regulations of 100 ng / g for products aimed at infants, and the proposed U.S. Food and Drug Administration limit for infant rice cereal.

Under the current E.U. system, authorization for GM crops occurs at the European level, after a health and environmental safety assessment by the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) in Parma, Italy.