foodwatch International

What is foodwatch?

We are fighting for your right to safe, healthy foods and to information about the things you eat. We keep a close eye on industry and politics – and to remain independent, we do not accept funding from governments, the EU or the food industry. As a non-profit campaigning organization we are funded by ten thousands of people. We operate at the national and European levels, and have offices in Germany, Austria, France and the Netherlands.

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Restrict food speculation: Feed people not banks!

Investors make profits while families from Ethiopia to Yemen can no longer afford basic foods. Financial gamblers shamelessly exploit the war in Ukraine: They speculate on wheat, maize and rice - driving prices even higher. Shortly before the G20…

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19 products have been found to contain the particularly dangerous aromatic mineral oils (MOAH).

No toxic mineral oil in our food!

Laboratory tests by foodwatch have, for the third time, found food products contaminated with harmful mineral oil. foodwatch has tested products on sale in France, the Netherlands and Germany, and for a first time also included products from Austria…

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Labelling New GMOs is Crucial for Consumer Choice

News02-06-2023

foodwatch urges Commissioners to veto the European Commission's plan to propose a loosening of rules on new genomic techniques, undermining consumers' right to food transparency.

Nutri-score: foodwatch dissects common misconceptions

News27-04-2023

Junk food giants are determined to undermine the introduction of the Nutri-Score at European level, conducting intense disinformation campaigns on the subject. But putting profits ahead of public health is not the way to make policy decisions!

“We need a zero-tolerance policy for dangerous mineral oils!”

Press Release 02-05-2023

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published a draft scientific opinion on the update of the risk assessment of mineral oil hydrocarbons in food. EFSA states that mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons may be carcinogenic and genotoxic.

Transparency and food safety

Although European food legislation provides explicitly for the protection of human health through the prevention of health hazards, fraud and deception, this policy has not been translated into legal practice.

Mineral oil in foods

Rice, pasta, cereals, chocolate: many everyday foods are contaminated with harmful mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH and MOAH). One source of contamination is the recycled paper or cardboard used as food packaging.

Nutri-Score

In the supermarket, consumers must be able to see at a glance how balanced a product is. The Nutri-Score is the most comprehensible model of nutritional labelling that exists at the moment and it is gaining increasing support throughout Europe.