Compilation of some of the press releases and blogs related to EU legislation – a work in progress!

 

https://www.babymilkaction.org/archives/11290

UK News: specialised formulas more likely to fuel obesity

 

EU bans misleading and unproven ‘greenwashing’ terms

 

European Parliament to vote on new regulations on baby food marketing

Industry paediatricians push partnerships

Health and nutrition claims for infant formula are poorly substantiated and potentially harmful

Time to call a halt to Multi-Stakeholder Platforms – including the EU Platform for Action on Diet Physical Activity and Health.

European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) reaffirms the need for strict controls

Letters urging EU Commissioners to protect child rights

Update on Sugar in baby foods: JRC report published

Members of Parliament to hear how to protect mothers and babies from aggressive baby milk marketing as UK is assessed as failing to protect their rights

2018 Conflicts of Interest and US pressure at the Codex meeting in Rome

 

European Parliament votes for big reductions in sugar in baby foods and prohibitions on labelling at too early an age.

The Precautionary Principle – what is it and why is it so important

IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE EU LEGISLATION

EU Platform for Action launched today acknowledges that breastfeeding lowers the risk of obesity

EU MPS to debate safety on imports from Japan

New EU rules will trick parents into buying expensive and unnecessary products that will fuel the obesity crisis

 

EFSA advice on infant and follow-on formulae

IBFAN BFLG comments on EFSA Opinion on the essential composition of infant and follow-on formulae

European Parliamentarians oppose bogus baby food health claim

EFSA: Guidance on the risk assessment of substances present in food intended for infants below 16 weeks of age Published: Adopted: 26 April 2017. https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/4849#

 

    • Tagged on:                                         

    Leave a Reply

    Your email address will not be published.