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Chemistry World
November 6, 2013
Ned Stafford |
Report serves up food for thought for European agency The European Food Safety Authority has rejected allegations in a recent report that the integrity of its scientific recommendations and risk assessments could be compromised by 'loopholes' in the agency's independence policies.   |
Chemistry World
November 13, 2014
Martin Pigeon |
Public health is the bottom line Since the European Food Safety Authority's main task is regulating industry products, and industry's chief interest is to have its products authorized, independence from food companies should be the EFSA's primary concern. |
Chemistry World
November 14, 2014
Angeli Mehta |
European commission scraps chief scientific adviser post, dismaying scientists Leading scientists from across Europe have condemned the decision by the new president of the European commission to scrap the post of chief scientific adviser |
Chemistry World
May 14, 2015
Matthew Gunther |
Panel of top scientists set to advise European commission The European commission has announced plans to form an independent panel of seven leading scientists, who will provide advice on scientific issues in Europe. |
Chemistry World
November 13, 2014
Paul Leonard |
Good science, bad science? Scientists tend to be paid by somebody, whether it is a company, a government, a research council, a consultancy or a foundation. We must move beyond superficial notions of independence to a more pragmatic, constructive and balanced approach. |
Chemistry World
January 15, 2015
Ned Stafford |
New EU law set to open door to GM crops After nearly five years of debate the European parliament has finally approved a new law that will allow EU nations to restrict or ban the cultivation of GM crops within their borders. |
Chemistry World
July 25, 2014
Emma Stoye |
NGOs call for Europe's chief scientific adviser post to be scrapped A group of nine non-governmental organizations have called on the president-elect of the European commission to scrap the position of chief scientific adviser. |
Chemistry World
April 23, 2009
Ned Stafford |
Germany bans GM maize Germany's decision to ban cultivation of a strain of genetically modified maize has triggered sharp criticism from German scientists and the European chemicals industry. |
Chemistry World
May 31, 2013
Ned Stafford |
Another pesticide linked to honeybee deaths Global chemicals giant BASF is disputing a new assessment from the European Food Safety Authority warning that the insecticide fipronil poses a major risk to honeybees when used as a seed treatment for maize. |
Chemistry World
July 6, 2015
Emma Stoye |
Committee will pick Europe's new scientific advisers The European commission has appointed the UK's Sir David King, Portugal's Antonio Vitorino and Rianne Letschert from the Netherlands as the 'identification committee' who will help set up its new network of scientific advisers. |
Chemistry World
January 18, 2013
Ned Stafford |
EU food agency links pesticides to bee decline Chemical giants Bayer CropScience and Syngenta are both disputing the conclusions of a report from the European Food Safety Authority that says that bees might be at risk from neonicotinoid insecticides produced by the two companies. |
Chemistry World
January 27, 2015
Emma Stoye |
BPA use poses 'no health risks', says EU The European Food Safety Authority's latest evaluation of bisphenol A has concluded that at current levels of exposure the chemical does not pose a health threat to any age group. |
Chemistry World
December 17, 2013
James Urquhart |
Controversial sweetener declared safe The low-calorie artificial sweetener aspartame and its breakdown products have been given the all-clear for human consumption once more by the European Food Safety Authority. |
Chemistry World
October 5, 2012
Ned Stafford |
EU food agency criticizes GM maize cancer paper The European Food Safety Authority has sharply criticized a recent paper claiming that a strain of genetically modified maize and its accompanying herbicide increase the risk of tumors and organ damage in rats. |
Chemistry World
July 25, 2008
Rebecca Trager |
EU food agency finds BPA safe The EU has affirmed the safety of the controversial chemical bisphenol A (BPA), a common ingredient in plastic baby bottles and food storage containers. |
Chemistry World
November 3, 2015
Ned Stafford |
GM food and feed law falters in EU parliament Both GMO supporters and opponents applauded parliament's rejection of the proposed law. |
Food Processing
October 2012
Dave Fusaro |
A More Important Vote in California Proposition 37 looks likely to ignite the GMO debate nationally. California voters will consider a proposal to require the labeling of foods with genetically modified organisms. |
Chemistry World
November 13, 2015
Matthew Gunther |
European food safety body finds glyphosate 'unlikely' to cause cancer The peer reviewed report has also proposed legal dosage limits for glyphosate if accidentally consumed. |
Geotimes
September 2004
Jay Chapman |
Global Science Standings In a new study of scientific standing among nations, the United States leads the world in scientific wealth, although many European countries are closing the gap. |
Chemistry World
February 11, 2010
Anna Lewcock |
Science advice rules could do more harm than good Eminent UK scientists have raised concerns that recent moves to ensure the independence of scientific advice in government may in fact further threaten the relationship between the two communities. |
Chemistry World
December 23, 2013
Ned Stafford |
Fears over pesticide link to fetal brain harm Europe's food safety body has recommended that guidance levels for acceptable exposure to two neonicotinoid insecticides be reduced until further research is conducted on the harm they may cause to unborn children's developing nervous systems. |
Chemistry World
March 25, 2010
Leila Sattary |
Science advice rules published The publication of the long-awaited principles for scientific advice in government has met with a frosty response, with some U. K. critics calling for researchers to boycott the guidelines. |
