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- Database on Food Additives
- This database can serve as a tool to inform about the food additives approved for use in food in the EU and their conditions of use. It is based on the Union ...
- Food Additives - guide
- The use of additives in food will soon become safer and more transparent thanks to two pieces of legislation adopted by the European Commission.
- Avian Influenza in The Netherlands and the UK
- The European Commission adopted on 17 November two emergency safeguard Decisions addressed to The Netherlands and the UK that define the areas that have been ...
- Health Guides
- Guides on the EU Health policy.
- MEPs support higher CO2 standards, take meaningful steps to protect our right to clean air
- The European Parliament voted today on the Emission performance standards for new passenger cars and for new light commercial vehicles. MEPs voted to ...
- Trans fats
- MEPs voted on 26 October on a resolution calling for limits on trans fats. These industrial artificially produced fats can be found in anything from fast food ...
- Trans fatty acids in Europe: where do we stand?
- Trans fatty acids (TFA) are a particular type of unsaturated fatty acid. They are naturally present in food products made from ruminant animals such as dairy ...
- "Ex-smokers are Unstoppable" campaign - guide
- Ex-smokers are unstoppable" is the slogan of the EU-wide campaign launched today by European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy, John Dalli. Tobacco ...
- European Drug Report 2017: Trends and Developments
- The Trends and Developments report presents a top-level overview of the drug phenomenon in Europe, covering drug supply, use and public health problems as well ...
- Synthetic opioids a growing health threat: EU report
- Highly potent synthetic opioids pose a growing health threat, according to an EU report Tuesday which highlights rising overdose deaths and continued ...
- CETA is an unhealthy deal - lessons to be learnt for future EU trade policy
- The European Parliament in the presence of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rubber-stamped the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between ...
- Process contaminants in vegetable oils and foods: EFSA report
- Glycerol-based process contaminants found in palm oil, but also in other vegetable oils, margarines and some processed foods, raise potential health concerns ...
- Health and Safety at Work - EU legislation
- A wide variety of Community measures in the field of safety and health at work have been adopted on the basis of Article 153 of the Treaty on the Functioning ...
- Public health groups call for EU target and action on serious road injuries
- The European Union should urgently come forward with a new target and measures to cut serious road injuries, according to public health and medical experts ...
- Effort sharing for the climate means cutting meat consumption and production - with a triple benefit for health
- Unhealthy levels of meat consumption and production are simultaneously driving climate change, diet-related chronic diseases and resistance to antibiotics. A ...
- EU Regulatory Framework for Medical Devices and In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices
- Ranging from simple sticking plasters to the most sophisticated life-supporting machines, medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices are central ...
- Health inequalities in the EU - final report of a consortium
- This report provides an outline of new evidence on health inequalities in the European Union and the policy response to this at EU and national level to health ...
- Rapid Alert System for Food & Feed (RASFF)
- Launched nearly four decades ago, in 1979, the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) is primarily an IT tool designed to swiftly exchange information ...
- The EU and Health
- The EPHA Secretariat, with two decades of expertise in advocating for better health for everyone living in Europe, on 14 October launched a handbook to ease ...
- Bathing water quality - Annual report, 2009 bathing season
- The annual bathing water report presented by the European Commission and the European Environment Agency on 10 June reveals that the large majority of bathing ...
- European Platform on Rare Disease Registration (EU RD Platform)
- The European Commission launched on Rare Disease Day 28 February 2019 a new online knowledge-sharing platform to support better diagnosis and treatment for ...
- EU platform to boost diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases
- The EU Commission launched Thursday, Rare Disease Day, a new online knowledge-sharing platform to support better diagnosis and treatment for more than 30 ...
- Health insurance
- UnitedConsumers' goal to reduce monthly fixed costs for consumers is established by giving members as much of a discount as they possibly can.
- Health Technology Assessment - background guide
- The European Commission put forward on 31 January a proposal to boost cooperation amongst EU Member States for assessing health technology.
- New EU rules to ensure safety of medical devices
- Ranging from simple contact lenses and sticking plasters to sophisticated pacemakers and hip replacements, medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical ...
- MEPs move to ban use of phosphates in kebabs
- The European Parliament could veto a Commission proposal to allow phosphates in kebab meat, following serious concerns over a potential link between phosphates ...
- Organ donation and transplantation in the EU
- Organ transplantation remains essential for the treatment of certain diseases. However, several factors must be taken into consideration where this therapeutic ...
- Labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs
- Pre-packaged foodstuffs must comply with compulsory harmonised EU standards on labelling and advertising. The details that must appear on packaging include the ...
- EU move to reduce cigarette ignited fires - guide
- Cigarettes left unattended are one of the leading causes of fatal fires in Europe. Evidence shows that the number of fatalities can be reduced by over 40% with ...
- European Drug Report 2015: Trends and Developments
- Changing dynamics in the heroin market, the latest implications of cannabis use and new features and dimensions of the stimulant and ‘new drugs’ scene are ...