Archives for April 12, 2021

‘We hope this initiative will help Nutri-Score to rethink’: Olive oil makers launch awards in response to ‘penalising’ FOP labelling

Europe’s olive oil industry is railing against the ‘unfair’ Nutri-Score algorithm and has launched the first international awards to assess the health benefits and flavour of olive oils in the hope the food labelling scheme will review its assessment...

Europe’s ‘difficult target’ of 25% organic by 2030: Is the Organic Action Plan doing enough?

The European Commission has detailed how it plans to achieve a target of 25% agricultural land under organic farming. Should it be doing more?

Are local and digital shopping habits here to stay post-COVID?

As product safety worries, sustainability and traceability have all been placed firmly under the microscope, COVID-19 has accelerated our local shopping and sourcing habits. Now, we ask: What does the future hold for staying local?

Commodities

European governments and legislators urged to help cocoa farmers as prices continue to fall in West Africa

Fairtrade urges EU to implement regulation to recognise the right to living income in cocoa sector in any forthcoming human rights due diligence regulation, as European Cocoa Association calls for an ‘enabling environment’ across the industry.