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Civil Society Group alleges Trade Minister is rushing to sign Interim EPAS

Source country ghanaweb Thursday, May 24, 2012 6:56:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)food security[1]; (EU)European Union[1]; EU[6];

Other categories: Food Security & Aid; DG Taxation & Customs Union; Market; Imports Exports; Agriculture; Foreign and Security Policy; Justice, freedom and security;

Ghanaian workers, manufactures, faith-based groups and civil society organisations have said they are alarmed by the knowledge that the Trade and Industry Minister is allegedly pushing for the signing of the Interim Economic Partnership Agreement (IEPA). Reverend Dr....

Another missionary in Africa: the Bill Gates myth

Source country pambazuka Thursday, May 24, 2012 6:31:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)pesticides[3]; (EU)European Union[2]; EU[1];

Entities: Jonas Salk[1]; Paul Hewson[1]; Melinda Gates[3]; Bill Gates[12]; Wangari Maathai[1]; Arundhati Roy[1]; Steve Jobs[1]; Vandana Shiva[1]; Michael Taylor[1];

Other categories: Climate Action - general; EU-USA; Alternative Energy; Industrial Property - Patents; Science; Food Safety (general); Environment (general); Genetically modified organisms; Market; Manmade Disasters; EU - Latin America; EU-Asia; Agriculture; Competition; Development; Energy; Environment; External Relations; Justice, freedom and security; Taxation;

2012-05-24 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/gatesfoundation/6198962657/Africa needs equality in trade and the exchange of technology, not myth-making charity. This scathing indictment tracks the predatory career of Bill Gates and paints his high-profile philanthropy as capitalist adventurism that further impoverishes the continent....

Time to recall the land grabbers

Source country pambazuka Thursday, May 24, 2012 6:31:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)food safety[1]; (EU)European Union[1]; EU[1];

Other categories: Gender Equality; Alternative Energy; Food Safety (general); Development; Environment (general); Genetically modified organisms; Climate Change; Ecology; Market; Biodiversity; UN Bodies; EU - Latin America; EU-Asia; Agriculture; Development; Energy; Environment; Humanitarian aid;

An extract from ‘The Great Food Robbery’: Right Livelihood Award 2011 GRAIN’s acceptance speech, 5 December 2011 2012-05-23 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/vredeseilanden/492433891/People who just want to grow food and make a living from the land are being expelled, criminalised, and sometimes killed, to make way for land grabbers....

Gaborone and Mangole in Denmark

Source country sundaystandard Thursday, May 24, 2012 5:49:00 PM CEST | info

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)food security[1]; (EU)EU[2];

Other categories: Agriculture; Development; Environment;

The Member of Parliament for South East North, Olebile Gaborone, and MP for Kgatleng West, Gilbert Mangole, are among the delegates attending the joint sessions of the 28th African, Caribbean and Pacific......

Articles published more than 6 hours ago

Kernöl-Test: Steirer wehren sich gegen Vorwürfe

Source country kleinezeitung Thursday, May 24, 2012 5:02:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)Pestizide[2]; Pestizidgehalt[1]; (EU)EU[1];

Other categories: EU Russia; Market;

30 ausgewählte Kürbiskernöle wurden auf Herkunft getestet. Bei einem steirischen Produzenten besteht der Verdacht, dass er Kerne aus Russland oder China mit......

ADB predicts strong economic future for Laos

Source country vientianetimes Thursday, May 24, 2012 3:59:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)food security[1]; (EU)European Union[1];

Other categories: Development;

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) still predicts positive growth in Asia, including Laos, despite the ongoing financial crisis in Europe. . More...

EU veröffentlicht zulässige Gesundheitsangaben für Lebensmittel

Source country mittelstandcafe Thursday, May 24, 2012 3:36:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)Lebensmittelsicherheit[1]; (EU)EU[2];

Entities: Ilse Aigner[2];

Other categories: Food Safety (general); Institutional Affairs; Market; EC News; Consumers; Consumers; Institutional affairs;

Verbraucherministerin Aigner: Neue Positivliste für gesundheitsbezogene Angaben sorgt für mehr Transparenz und beendet Irreführung und Täuschung Die Europäische Kommission hat nach intensiver Prüfung eine Liste mit 222 zulässigen gesundheitsbezogenen Werbeaussagen für Lebensmittel (sogenannte.......

Liste mit zulässigen Gesundheitsangaben für Lebensmittel

Source country otz Thursday, May 24, 2012 3:33:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)Lebensmittelsicherheit[1]; (EU)EU[1];

Entities: Ilse Aigner[1];

Other categories: Food Security & Aid; Food Safety (general); Market;

"Was drauf steht, muss auch stimmen": Verbraucher können sich künftig stärker auf gesundheitsbezogene Angaben auf Lebensmitteln verlassen. Irreführender Werbung mit Angaben wie "Gut fürs Immunsystem" soll damit ein Riegel vorgeschoben werden....

14:34 Veronafiere: ottimisti gli operatori ad Eurocarne

Source country asca Thursday, May 24, 2012 3:15:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)sicurezza alimentare[1]; (EU)Unione europea[1];

Other categories: Imports Exports; EU-Asia; Public Health;

(ASCA) - Verona, 24 mag - ''Per il futuro siamo ottimisti e, grazie all'innovazione tecnologica che caratterizza il nostro settore, puntiamo a crescere in Italia e a proseguire nella penetrazione d ......

Liste mit zulässigen Gesundheitsangaben für Lebensmittel

Source country news-yahoo-de Thursday, May 24, 2012 3:04:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)Lebensmittelsicherheit[1]; (EU)EU[1];

Entities: Ilse Aigner[1];

Other categories: Food Security & Aid; Market; Food Safety (general);

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Ilse Aigner erklärte: "Gerade für Lebensmittel, die einen besonderen Zusatznutzen ausloben und häufig teurer sind als andere Produkte, muss der Grundsatz gelten: Was drauf steht, muss auch stimmen"

Verbraucher können sich künftig stärker auf gesundheitsbezogene Angaben auf Lebensmitteln verlassen. Die EU-Kommission veröffentlicht am Freitag eine Liste mit vorerst 222 Angaben, mit denen auch über Dezember dieses Jahres hinaus weiter geworben werden darf....

David Cameron is unfit to chair the UN development panel – and here's why | John Hilary

Source country guardian Thursday, May 24, 2012 1:53:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)food security[1]; (EU)EU[2];

Entities: David Cameron[1]; John Hilary[2]; Ban Ki Moon[1]; François Hollande[1]; Angela Merkel[1];

Other categories: Ban Ki-moon; DG Taxation & Customs Union; European Enterprise News; UN Bodies; Environment (general); Market; Development; Environment; External Relations; Taxation;

The British PM's record suggests he could hardly be more ill-equipped to devise the post-2015 development agenda Confirmation that David Cameron is to co-chair the UN process to devise a new framework for international development after 2015 has opened the debate on whether he is a credible candidate for the role....

La CE estudia medidas contra Francia por la prohibición del maíz transgénico

Source country eldia Thursday, May 24, 2012 1:20:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)Seguridad Alimentaria[1]; (ECnews)Comisión Europea[2];

Entities: Frederic Vincent[1];

Other categories: EC News; Genetically modified organisms; Institutional Affairs; Agriculture; Institutional affairs;

Economía y Laboral - Edicion digital 11:05 La Comisión Europea (CE) está estudiando posibles acciones contra la decisión de Francia de prohibir temporalmente el cultivo de maíz transgénico, indicó el portavoz comunitario de Sanidad y Consumo, Frédéric Vincent. Leer...

Two kinds of canned sardines found with high levels of histamine

Source country 7thspace Thursday, May 24, 2012 1:19:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)Food Safety[1]; (ECnews)European Commission[1];

Other categories: EC News; Food Safety (general); European Enterprise News; Consumers; Consumers;

Hong Kong (HKSAR) - The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) today (May 24) urged the public not to consume two kinds of canned sardines, which might contain high levels of histamine, to prevent histamine poisoning. The trade should also stop selling the ......

Articles published more than 12 hours ago

Ministry cautions traders on fake KMC stamps use

Source country businessdailyafrica Thursday, May 24, 2012 11:14:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)food safety[1]; (EU)European Union[1];

Other categories: Food Safety (general); Imports Exports;

Kenya is still exporting meat to the Middle East but the Ministry of Livestock has warned that the market is at risk if unscrupulous traders are able to export substandard products using fake Kenya Meat Commission (KMC) stamps....

Stéphane Le Foll, nouveau ministre de l'Agriculture, contre la culture des OGM

Source country LesEchos Thursday, May 24, 2012 11:09:00 AM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)sécurité alimentaire[1]; pesticides[1]; (ECnews)Commission européenne[1];

Entities: François Hollande[1]; Stéphane Le Foll[5];

Other categories: Genetically modified organisms; Food Safety (general); Science; EC News; Agriculture;

Le nouveau gouvernement socialiste a demandé à la Commission européenne de ne pas lever le moratoire interdisant la culture du maïs MON 810 de Monsanto. L'Autorité européenne pour la sécurité alimentaire juge la position française sans fondement....

KONSUMENT: Kürbiskernöl-Test: "Echte" Steirer sind Mangelware

Source country ots Thursday, May 24, 2012 10:52:00 AM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)Pestizide[2]; Pestizidgehalt[2]; (EU)EU[1];

Entities: Franz Floss[1];

Other categories: EU Russia; Market;

Utl.: Nur 11 von 30 Kürbiskernölen stammen mit Sicherheit aus Österreich = Wien (OTS/VKI) - Kürbiskernöl steht in den Augen der Österreicher für steirische bzw. österreichische Qualität vom Feinsten. Das legt auch ein Blick auf die Etiketten nahe: Signalwörter wie Reinheit …...

EU food safety body rejects France’s GM maize ban

Source country irishsun Thursday, May 24, 2012 10:17:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)food safety[1]; (EU)EU[1];

Other categories: Food Safety (general); Agriculture; Environment;

French Government vowed earlier this year to continue with its 2008 ban on Monsanto's MON810 , an insect-resistant strain of maize grown in several European countries, even though France's ......

L'OGM Mon810 ne passera pas

Source country lindependant Thursday, May 24, 2012 6:12:00 AM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)sécurité alimentaire[1]; pesticides[1]; (EU)Union Européenne[1];

Other categories: Food Safety (general); Environment (general); Genetically modified organisms; Agriculture;

Yves Pietrasanta, Génération Ecologie communique : Le Conseil d'Etat vient de rejeter la demande de deux entreprises agricoles de suspendre l'arrêté du 16 mars interdisant la culture du maïs Mon810 en France. C'est un grand soulagement de voir......

ASAJA AlmerÃa analiza la cara y la cruz de la crisis agrÃcola generada por la E. coli

Source country agrodigital Thursday, May 24, 2012 1:56:00 AM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)seguridad alimentaria[1]; (EU)UE[1];

Other categories: Communicable Diseases; Market; Agriculture;

24/5/2012 Nota de ASAJA Almer�a ASAJA Almer�a analiza la cara y la cruz de la crisis agr�cola generada por la E. coli Este pr�ximo s�bado d�a 26 de mayo har� un a�o desde que se desatase la llamada crisis de la E.Coli a ra�z de unas declaraciones de una senadora alemana que se�alaba de forma.......

Articles published more than 1 day ago

Cerdá afirma que una PAC mal estructurada pondría en peligro a un sector estratégico para la economía y el medio rural

Source country teleprensa Wednesday, May 23, 2012 11:14:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)seguridad alimentaria[1]; (EU)Unión Europea[1]; UE[1];

Entities: Antonio Cerdá[1];

Other categories: EC News; Agriculture; Budget;

MURCIA.- El consejero de Agricultura y Agua, Antonio Cerdá, afirmó hoy que “una Política Agraria Común mal orientada y estructura pondría en peligro a un sector estratégico para la economía y el medio rural”. Asimismo, indicó que tendría un “efecto negativo” para los consumidores, que “verían.......

EU rejects French GM ban

Source country europeanvoice Wednesday, May 23, 2012 9:01:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)Food Safety[1]; (EU)EU[2];

Other categories: Food Safety (general); Institutional Affairs; EC News; Environment; Institutional affairs;

European food safety watchdog tells French government it cannot ban genetically modified maize....

ECOWAS Integration bearing fruits

Source country ghanaweb Wednesday, May 23, 2012 8:07:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)food security[1]; (EU)European Union[2];

Entities: Leslie Christian[1]; Alhaji Muhammad[1]; Paul Evans[1];

Other categories: Institutional Affairs; Imports Exports; FRA-EU; Competition; Development; Environment; Institutional affairs; Justice, freedom and security; Transport;

Companies registered under the ECOWAS Trade Liberalization Scheme (ETLS) are now able to circulate their finished products freely without restriction, Alhaji Muhammad Mumuni, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, said on Wednesday. Alhaji Mumuni said the liberation of trade within.......

Guinea-Bissau: Analyse : Division et immobilisme en Guinée-Bissau

Source country reliefWeb Wednesday, May 23, 2012 5:20:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)sécurité alimentaire[2]; (EU)Union européenne[1];

Entities: Carlos Gomes[2]; Bacai Sanhá[1]; Carlos Gomes Júnior[2]; Raimundo Pereira[1]; Serifo Nhamadjo[1]; Gomes Junior[7]; Carlos Júnior[2]; Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo[1]; Malam Bacai Sanha[1]; Rui Duarte[1]; Vladimir Monteiro[1];

Other categories: UN Bodies; Security Council; EU-Asia; Development; Humanitarian aid;

Source: Integrated Regional Information Networks Country: Guinea-Bissau DAKAR-BISSAU, 23 mai 2012 (IRIN) - Le 16 mai, un pacte de transition négocié par la Communauté économique des États d'Afrique de l'Ouest (CEDEAO) et signé par tous les partis à l'exception du PAIGC [Parti africain pour.......

Somalia: Livestock industry benefits from improved food security, provides affordable energy

Source country reliefWeb Wednesday, May 23, 2012 5:20:00 PM CEST | info

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)food safety[3]; Food security[1]; food security[1]; (ECnews)European Commission[1];

Other categories: Food Safety (general); Environment (general); Consumers; Climate Action - general; EC News; Alternative Energy; Imports Exports; Environmental protection; European Enterprise News; Ecology; Consumers; Energy; Environment; External Relations;

Source: UN Development Programme Country: Somalia Sheikh, Somaliland, 21 May 2012 – The livestock industry is the economic backbone of Somaliland, providing livelihoods for approximately 75 percent of the population. A new project, initiated by UNDP and Terra Nuova, aims to both strengthen this.......

€8 million to tackle global hunger

Source country irishecho Wednesday, May 23, 2012 5:07:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)food security[1]; (EU)European Union[2];

Entities: Eamon Gilmore[1];

Other categories: Ban Ki-moon; UN Bodies; Food Security & Aid; EU-USA; Development; Agriculture; Development; Humanitarian aid;

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Eamon Gilmore, TD, has announced €8 million in funding to tackle child under-nutrition and support cutting-edge research to boost agricultural productivity in the developing world. The Tánaiste also announced that Ireland has met the target of.......

Pesticides and bee health: EFSA reviews the science

Source country nieuwsbank Wednesday, May 23, 2012 4:16:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)food safety[1]; animal health[1]; Pesticides[1]; plant health[1]; pesticides[8]; (EU)European Union[1]; EU[1];

Other categories: EC News; Market; Environment (general); Animal Health - Animal Welfare; Consumers; Food Safety (general); Consumer Affairs; Science; Genetically modified organisms; Biodiversity; Ecology; Consumers; Development; Environment;

[ Woensdag 23 mei 2012 | EFSA ] News Story 23 May 2012 EFSA has published a state-of-the-art scientific review of the risks posed by pesticides to honey bees, bumble bees and solitary bees...

Prime Minister's statement on G8 and NATO

Source country number-10 Wednesday, May 23, 2012 4:07:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)Food Security[1]; food security[1]; (EU)EU[2];

Entities: Aung San Suu Kyi[5];

Other categories: Monetary Issues EU; G20; Financial Crisis; Terrorist Attack; Market; European Central Bank; UN Bodies; EU-Asia; Development; Economic and Monetary Affairs; External Relations; Humanitarian aid;

Prime Minister David Cameron delivered a statement to the House of Commons regarding G8 and NATO Summit on 23rd May 2012...

Afrique: Le G8 se prononce en faveur de la croissance économique et de la création d'emplois

Source country allafrica-fr Wednesday, May 23, 2012 11:38:00 AM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PolicyFoodSafety] (EUFoodSafety)sécurité alimentaire[1]; (EU)Union européenne[1];

Other categories: Monetary Issues EU; Institutional Affairs; G20; Alternative Energy; Financial Crisis; EU-USA; EU - Latin America; Development; Economic and Monetary Affairs; Energy; External Relations; Institutional affairs;

[State Department] Washington - Les dirigeants du groupe des huit économies les plus avancées (G8) sont convenus de promouvoir davantage la croissance économique et la création d'emplois afin de stabiliser et de renforcer leur économie dans la durée, déclare le président Obama....

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