foodwatch in Europe

 

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What is foodwatch?

foodwatch is a non-profit campaigning organization that fights for safe, healthy and affordable food for all people. We give consumers a loud voice, speak up for transparency in the food sector and defend our right to food that harms neither people,  nor the environment. foodwatch has offices in France, Germany and the Netherlands.  more

 

 

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26-02-2019

foodwatch demands end of EU-presidency partnership with Coca-Cola

foodwatch strongly criticizes Coca-Cola's partnership with the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. In an open letter foodwatch called on the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, and the Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dăncilă, to immediately stop Coca-Cola's partnership with the Romanian EU-Presidency.

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Shortcomings in 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. 

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Sugar, fat, salt: When food causes disease

The number of children, teenagers and adults who are overweight or obese has increased dramatically over recent decades. The main reason for this: the food environment has changed dramatically.

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Misleading product labelling

Fruit yogurts with no fruit, miracle-health products with dangerous side effects: when it comes to packaged foods, misleading information is not the exception but the rule.  

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International News
from France
19-04-2019 Arnaque sur l'étiquette Vinaigrette Puget : le temps passe, passe, passe et (presque) rien n’a changé Lire
from Germany
17-04-2019 Tierhaltung Ostereier stammen massenhaft von kranken Hühnern Mehr
from the netherlands
15-04-2019 Bestrijdingsmiddelen EU en kabinet gaan door met controversiële vergunningen omstreden bestrijdingsmiddelen Lees Meer

„Deception, Fraud, Lies“

They pay no taxes, harm the environment, and influence legislative procedures - global corporations often do this 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).

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