Agrifood: archives August, 2025

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Mercury contamination: temporary ban on tuna in school canteens in eight French towns

The towns of Bègles, Grenoble, Lille, Lyon, Montpellier, Mouans-Sartoux, Paris and Rennes announced that they were temporarily banning tuna from the school menus, from 28/08/2025 on. "Together, we are acting as guarantors of the health of the most vulnerable by refusing to expose children to…

Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): National bodies, Policies & Regulation, Public health & nutrition, …
• Article # 409307
• Published on 28/08/25 at 15:22

Denmark: €626 M State aid allocated to converting farmland into forests (European Commission)

"The European Commission has authorised a Danish scheme worth €626 million to promote afforestation. The measure will contribute to achieving the objectives of the CAP by strengthening environmental protection and contributing to mitigating and adapting to climate change", announced the Commission…

Domain(s): Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Financing & funding, Biodiversity, …
• Article # 409171
• Published on 27/08/25 at 18:47

France: €8.3 Bn aids for biodiversity-adverse agriculture to be reviewed in priority (IGEDD/IGF)

€8.3 Bn of resources or measures devoted to the French agriculture have been identified as harmful to biodiversity and should be reviewed as a priority, according to the IGEDD (General Inspection for the Environment and Sustainable Development) and IGF (General Inspection of Finance) report…

Domain(s): Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Financing & funding, Biodiversity
• Article # 408505
• Published on 26/08/25 at 11:55

France: €448 M spent on the impact reduction of the food industry in 2022 (Insee/Agreste)

"Establishments with 20 or more employees in the agri-food industries (excluding tobacco and commercial craft industries) spent €448 M in 2022 to reduce the impact of their activity on the environment", notes Agreste (French statistical governmental agency for agriculture) in an analysis published…

Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): National bodies, Decarbonisation , Production / Construction, …
• Article # 408663
• Published on 25/08/25 at 17:10

"Agriculture" & "Food" sustainability financing schemes now open in France (Ministry)

Six Agriculture and Food funding schemes under the French Ecological Planning programme are currently open or will soon be, according to the Ministry for Ecological Transition, Biodiversity, Forestry, the Sea and Fisheries, which updated its website on the 19/08/2025. The Ministry has been…

Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): National bodies, Financing & funding, Biodiversity, …
• Article # 408661
• Published on 25/08/25 at 11:28