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Last month, the European Parliament adopted a non-binding resolution that calls for a stronger commitment from 27 European Union member states to cancer prevention.
The resolution “asks the [European] Commission and the member states to encourage and help consumers to make informed, healthy and sustainable choices about food products by means of the adoption of a mandatory and harmonized E.U. front-of-pack nutritional label that is developed based on robust and independent scientific evidence.”
The PAN Parliamentary Group – People-Animals-Nature has submitted an initiative to the Ministry of Environment and Climate Action in order to inquire the position of the Portuguese Government regarding the assessment and possible vote on the file concerning the proposed Regulation (EU) 2018/848, approving the rules on organic production and labeling of organic products, by the European Commission, scheduled for this week.
The scientific and technological center (AZTI) and the University of Leuven have developed “ENVIROSCORE”, an environmental labeling system that makes it possible to recognize the degree of environmental sustainability of food and beverages at the point of sale.
ENVIROSCORE allows companies to measure and communicate the environmental impact of their products in a simple way and makes it easier for consumers to choose more sustainable products. The label is based on the Environmental Product Footprint methodology, approved by the European Commission, and has undergone a rigorous validation process before being launched.
The labeling of food products containing the frozen, dried and powdered forms of Acheta domesticus (domestic cricket), as explained by José María Ferrer, head of food law at the Centro Tecnológico Industria Agroalimentaria (AINIA in Spanish) Ainia, “must carry a statement indicating that this ingredient may cause reactions to consumers with known allergies to crustaceans and molluscs and their products, or to dust mites. This statement shall appear in close proximity to the list of ingredients”.
The national deputy of the Regionalist Party of Cantabria, José María Mazón, has obtained the support of the Congress of Deputies for the labeling of products “to be clear and rigorous”, especially with regard to the allergen content of food.
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