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NGTs: "The positions of the Commission, Council and Parliament are different" (C. Clergeau, MEP)

The trilogue scheduled for 30/06/2025 on NGTs was cancelled on 27/06/2025 at the request of Jessica Polfjärd (EPP, Sweden), rapporteur for the European Parliament's ENVI Committee, due to the absence of a compromise between the Council, the Commission, and the European Parliament on the other…
Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): European bodies, Policies & Regulation, Farming / food production
• Article # 403925
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Biodiversity labelling : "A dimension of compromise and choice" (Vincent Colomb, Ademe, France )

'Biodiversity is a complex matter. Depending on the area concerned, some practices would favour certain species and harm others. Creating a rating system that reflects biodiversity as a whole is an extremely difficult exercise in itself. The aim is to produce something meaningful that provides…
Domain(s): Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Policies & Regulation, Public health & nutrition, …
• Article # 402897
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Climate change: global food security threatened despite adaptation efforts (study)

Global food production could drop by 5.5 trillion kilocalories annually for every 1°C rise in temperature—even after accounting for farmers’ adaptation, according to a landmark study published in Nature on 19/06/2025. The research, led by economists and climate scientists from Stanford, the…
Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): Academic, Production / Construction, Farming / food production
• Article # 402615
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"Cadmium impregnation levels are high in France compared to European countries" (Géraldine Carne, Anses)

"For just over a year now, we have been conducting a study on the reassessment of human exposure to cadmium, looking at all sources of exposure. Until now, the work has focused mainly on food sources. Here, we are conducting a reassessment of all sources and routes of human exposure to cadmium, in…
Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): National bodies, Public health & nutrition, Farming / food production
• Article # 402118
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"Alternative proteins are innovation drivers but require major R&D investment" (OPECST)

"The development of alternative proteins that can be used in food still requires major R&D investments", says OPECST (French parliamentary office for the evaluation of scientific and technological options) in its report "Proteins and food" of 05/06/2025, published on 16/06. The parliamentary…
Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): National bodies, Public health & nutrition, Farming / food production
• Article # 402339
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France : Agreement between Total Energies and Avril to develop a SAF dedicated intermediate crop sector

TotalEnergies and Avril, a leading French agro-industrial group, signed an agreement to jointly study the development of a French intermediate crop sector to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), they announced on 18/06/2025. "This agreement is part of an ambitious drive supported by the…
Domain(s): Energies, Mobilities, Agrifood
• Category(ies): Producers, Production / Construction, Air transportation, …
• Article # 402338
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Roquette group: elaboration of a tailored climate change adaptation plan with Axa Climate experts

The French Roquette group, specialized in plant-based ingredients, analysed the climate challenges facing its value chain in the medium and long term and has drawn up an adaptation plan in conjunction with Axa Climate, Axa's subsidiary dedicated to climate adaptation, it announced on…
Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): Banking & insurance, Producers, Climate adaptation & resilience, …
• Article # 402119
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France : "Make the national food strategy a driver for transition" (letter to the Government)

Introducing environmental labelling, devising public campaigns to raise awareness on sustainable food, laying common ground rules to encourage all distributors to commit to progress: these are the demands made by the five major French retail distributors (Auchan, Carrefour, Casino, Groupement…
Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): Trade unions & federations, Public health & nutrition, Farming / food production
• Article # 401835
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Glyphosate: EU to reassess dangerosity after new cancer risk study

The European Commission announces, on 13/06/2025, it will re-examine glyphosate’s safety following a new study suggesting increased cancer risk from chronic exposure. The study in question was published in the specialized scientific newspaper Environmental on 10/06/2025. The study, based on the…
Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): European bodies, Public health & nutrition, Farming / food production
• Article # 401625
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