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Press Releases Found: 262Energy Union Drops Idea of Communication on Promoting Domestic (Shale Gas) Energy Sources
Food & Water Europe welcomes that the European Commission dropped the idea of a “Communication on promoting domestic resources — including progress on shale gas”.
The European Commission Forgets About the Human Right to Water
According to Food & Water Europe the European Commission’s published statistical results of the public consultation on the Drinking Water Directive does not address the demands of citizens who support the human right to water.
Audit Reveals Flawed or Absent EU GM Controls
Effective Enforcement, and a Liability Regime, Needed Before GM Crop Expansion Harms Farmers or Misleads Shoppers Brussels — An official audit published in December 2014 by the European Commission reveals shocking gaps in enforcement of legal controls placed on EU Member States growing genetically modified (GM) crops. Food & Water Europe says these failures, and […]
Movement to Ban Fracking Heats Up in the UK
The vote yesterday in the House of Commons supporting a moratorium on fracking shows how attempts by the shale gas industry have failed to gain greater public acceptance, especially in areas where fracking is likely to take place, according to advocacy group Food & Water Europe.
EU Vote Key to Keeping Clones Out of Our Food
Food & Water Europe believes the Commission approach to cloning in food is hypocritical and ethically indefensible. Since you can’t have clone offspring without clones, and since cloning is clearly cruel and unnecessary, all food from clones and their offspring should be banned. Anything short of a full ban makes clear labels non-negotiable.
GM Crops: Science Is About Questions, Not “Consensus”
Food & Water Europe’s damning critique of the so-called scientific “consensus” surrounding GM food and crops, published today, exposes the biotech industry’s role in massaging facts to support its products.
Un Nuevo Informe Desmiente el Mito del Consenso Científico sobre la Seguridad de los Transgénicos
Amigos de la Tierra y Food & Water Europe publican hoy un nuevo informe que expone cómo la industria manipula la información sobre los cultivos y alimentos transgénicos para generar la idea de que existe un “consenso científico” en torno a la seguridad de sus productos.
MEPs Vote for Food Nanotech Moratorium, Kick Back Commission Clone Plans
Food & Water Europe warmly welcomed the news that MEPs on the European Parliament’s Environment Committee voted last night for a moratorium on nanotechnology in food until proper risk assessment methods have been established and such products proved safe.
Nanotechnology in Food: Critical EU Vote 24 November
Food & Water Europe today called on Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to secure a moratorium on the use of nanotechnology in food and food packaging, saying the risks of the technology are so grave that it needs its own laws.
EU GM Crop Bans: Commission and Council Must Heed Parliament
Brussels — Food & Water Europe welcomed today’s vote strengthening proposed rules for national or regional bans on genetically modified (GM) crops and called on the EU Commission and Council to respect the views of the Parliament in the negotiations now triggered.