Agriculture & Food

A group representing European farmers has voiced "deep concern" at some elements of the EU's new fertilizer regulation.

MEPs have called for a "full and immediate" EU-wide ban on ivory and rhinoceros horn trade.

Northern Ireland's deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has warned the British government is on a "collision course" with the EU as a result of the Brexit vote and that Northern Ireland would be "collateral damage".

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Policymakers shouldn’t use public health as an excuse to delay authorisations, adds veteran British MEP.

Real danger that politicians are sleep-walking into a food production crisis, warns crop protection industry chief

Europe must always aim higher when it comes to health and environmental protection, says glyphosate co-rapporteur.

Environment committee rapporteur says colleagues must be careful not to impose limits or requirements which cannot be met.

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Ignoring scientific consensus and expelling an entire technology is a high price to pay for political convenience, argues Beat Späth.

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A leading trade association has strongly refuted claims that it "colluded" with the European Commission during the TTIP negotiations.

But EU's chief negotiator warns against sacrificing substance of TTIP merely to meet US imposed deadline.

If Europe is serious about saving elephants, then it must end its own trade in ivory, argues Vera Weber.

The upcoming review is a chance to strengthen safeguards against animal testing and help REACH regain its position as a world-leading piece of legislation, writes Keith Taylor.

When it comes to fixing the current problems with REACH, SMEs' concerns are addressed, and there are more pressing issues to be dealt with, argues Martin Häusling.

While safety should always come first when assessing the effects of chemical substances, an unfair financial and administrative burden is being placed on companies, writes Nicola Caputo.

Czech Republic MEP Pavel Poc has called for "more scientific evidence" before the EU decides whether to re-approve the controversial substance glyphosate.

Member states have failed to back contentious plans to re-approve the controversial substance glyphosate, as previously proposed by the Commission.

MEPs have the chance to support innovation and evidence-based authorisation procedures when they meet next week in Strasbourg, says Pedro Narro Sanchez.

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Brussels, 27 May 2016 – At the close of the Summit in Ise-Shima (Japan), G7 leaders issued a declaration outlining their current thinking on antimicrobial resistance. In advance of this Summit meeting, IFAH-Europe had called on the G7 Summit leaders to consider a holistic One Health approach in dealing with antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and infectious diseases, as a reminder to policy-makers that AMR is not only a topic of concern for human and public health, but also for animal health.

The EU is taking great strides to promote green farming practices through the reformed common agricultural policy, explains Czesław Siekierski.

Brussels, 19 May 2016 – The final report of the O’Neill Review on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), released today, overall makes some good recommendations in terms of encouraging innovation for the quick development of new diagnostics, promoting the use of vaccines and alternatives to antibiotics, improving surveillance of AMR and antibiotic consumption in both people and animals, as well as endorsing better incentives to encourage investment for new medicines and improving existing ones, as well as the setting up of a Global Innovation Fund.