MEPs today rejected two EU Commission decisions allowing import tolerances (residue levels) for several pesticides coming with imported products such as cereals, seeds, meat, liver, and kidney, as well as with imported lemons, limes, mandarins, and okra. The use of these pesticides is already banned in the EU and should therefore not be allowed for imported goods.
Foods contaminated with polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) pose a health risk to all age groups. This is the draft conclusion of EFSA’s scientific opinion launched for public consultation today. PBDEs are a class of brominated flame retardants (BFRs). They are man-made chemicals used in a wide variety of products such as plastics, textiles and electrical/electronic equipment to make them less flammable. PBDEs can leach into the air, water, soil, food
News 06/06/2023 The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Medicines Agency
From the Covid-19 pandemic, to the war in Ukraine, the energy crises, climate change, the cost of living or radical shifts in the labour market – all these are examples of transformative stressors that cause anxiety, fear, distress, and increase mental health problems.
In June 2023, WHO will take up the European Union (EU) system of digital COVID-19 certification to establish a global system that will help facilitate global mobility and protect citizens across the world from on-going and future health threats.
Research and innovation making EU agriculture fit for the future +++ S&D Group on Due Diligence: Putting people and planet first with responsible business conduct +++ Pigs do fly: Growing use of animal fats in cars and planes increasingly unsustainable
ECHA sees broad use of alternatives for chemical safety assessment +++ EU Commission hosts meeting of European ministers meet to discuss chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear preparedness +++ MEPs press conference: Companies to tackle human rights and environmental impact
EIB at the WCEF2023: Scaling up financing for the circular economy +++ EU Commission launches call for EFSA’s next Executive Director +++ EU Commission secures follow-up agreement with BioNTech-Pfizer
The EU Commission encourages Italian freight transport to shift from road-only to combined road-short-sea shipping transport.
Today, tobacco use remains the single largest avoidable health risk in the EU, and contributes to many serious health problems. It remains the leading cause of preventable cancer in the EU, with over a quarter of all cancers attributed to it.
Lord (Tariq) Ahmad, UK’s Minister of State for the Middle East, South Asia, UN and the Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict is visiting India from 27 to 31 May, with a focus on strengthening science, research and innovation links.
Ministers Micky Adriaansens (Economic Affairs and Climate Policy) and Ernst Kuipers (Health, Welfare and Sport) of the Netherlands will lead this trade mission (4-9 June 2023) together and will meet separately with federal US partners in Washington D.C. as well.
The European Commission and vaccine developers BioNTech-Pfizer have reached an agreement to better address Member States’ assessment of evolving needs for COVID-19 vaccines. Read the EU Commissions Q&A, too.
At their summit, leaders of the European Union and the Republic of Korea reaffirm their partnership grounded in common interests and shared values of democracy, human rights, the rule of law, effective multilateralism, open, free and fair trade, and the rules-based international order.
Stockholm, 19 May 2023 The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved the recommendation to
Brussels, 15 May 2023 The EU should do more to get young people involved in
Stockholm, 15 May 2023 The European Commission and the Swedish Presidency will jointly review the
Brussels, 12 May 2023 Today, the European Commission has given a positive assessment of Estonia’s
Brussels, 12 May 2023 Europeans appreciate that the EU provides expertise and helps Member States
Brussels, 12 May 2023 Stella Kyriakides, Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, will be participating in the
11 May 2023 EU/EEA countries are reporting an increased number of Escherichia coli (E. coli)
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