EU food law does not adequately protect European citizens from food scandals. This is criticized by the international consumer organization foodwatch in its new report „Lost in the Supermarket“. The more than 50-page report gives an in-depth analysis of the food law of the European Union – and reveals fundamental weaknesses. For example, traceability along the food supply chain is not being consistently enforced and authorities are still not obliged to inform consumers quickly and comprehensively about health risks posed by foodstuffs.

They pay no taxes, harm the environment, and influence legislative procedures - global corporations often do it legally. In his interview with the German newsmagazine „Der Spiegel“, Thilo Bode talks about his latest book „Die Diktatur der Konzerne“ (Dictatorship of the corporations). He denounces the power of corporations, who in his opinion control politics. He sees a failing democracy and is counting on public resistance. Thilo Bode shows the whole picture of the new „dictatorship of the corporations“, in whose stranglehold we citizens increasingly come across - and what we can do about it.