Food Safety - News

Spring comes with news on the 2023 calls for proposals under the LIFE Programme, new EU projects, national developments (e.g., voluntary agreements to reduce food waste, obligations for food businesses to monitor food waste...) and events.

Veal calves should be housed in small groups during their first weeks of life and the use of individual pens should be avoided to improve their welfare.

Consumer exposure to nitrosamines, compounds that can form in food during its preparation and processing, raises a health concern.

A report on official controls linked to the protection of the welfare of laying hens at every stage of production was published by DG SANTE.

The European Commission has published the results of the EU-wide coordinated action “From the Hives” on honey contaminated with sugars.

Moldova has been approved as a country that can export processed poultry meat and table eggs to the EU Member States.

The European Commission has published a toolbox of good IPM practices.

Europe's Beating Cancer Plan: Arsenic levels lowered in food products to increase food safety and fight cancer.

Read more about the EIT Food sponsored food waste course, which covers the latest trends and best practices in reducing food waste, from farm to fork.