Data from @unearthednews.bsky.social and @publiceye.ch show: EU-exports of banned pesticides almost doubled in six years - despite EU Commission's promise to stop this trade. Substances include mancozeb – a fungicide prohibited in the EU since 2020 after being classified as toxic for reproduction.

⚠️ 20+ recalls this year due to contamination Tomorrow the EU’s SCoPAFF committee will discuss the first-ever limits on mineral oil in food. A make-or-break moment for consumer safety. EU Member States must back strict, binding limits! 👉 Press release: www.foodwatch.org/en/ahead-of-...

Nutri-score papers: After a two-year battle for transparency, foodwatch joins "Access Info" to challenge the European Commission’s refusal to disclose key documents related to proposed EU legislation on mandatory front-of-pack nutritional labelling. www.foodwatch.org/en/nutri-sco...

EU court just overturned the classification of titanium dioxide as a suspected carcinogen — despite scientific evidence. A big win for industry lobbies. E171 stays banned in food, but the door is now open for more legal attacks on science-based regulations. www.foodwatch.org/en/eu-court-...

Contaminated Olive Oil in France: 13.7 mg/kg of dangerous hydrocarbons found — nearly 7x the legal limit of 2 mg/kg. 🛑 foodwatch demands zero tolerance for MOAH contamination. 📢 Join us — sign our call for safe food now: 🔗 www.foodwatch.org/en/no-toxic-...

🚨 EU Court ruling weakens protection on #TitaniumDioxide This is a serious setback for public health. Despite a food additive ban, this ruling ignores science and rewards industry lobbying — undermining the ECHA’s assessment and public trust. 📌 Full article (FR): www.sudouest.fr/internationa...

🚫 9% of food in the EU contains pesticides banned in Europe. Bananas, tea, rice – some foods show 50% contamination. Why? #Bayer & #BASF are still exporting banned pesticides. They come back to us on our plates. Stop the toxic boomerang now! Read more here: www.foodwatch.org/en/banned-pe...

Contaminated water recall in Germany! Roxane recalls water sold at Edeka, Netto & Marktkauf. The same group is on trial in France for illegally filtering polluted water. foodwatch demands full transparency now! www.foodwatch.org/de/keime-im-... #foodwatch #Recall #WaterScandal

Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are everywhere — and they’re driving poor health and early death. 📉 Linked to cancer, diabetes, obesity, depression 💰 Target low-income groups 🌍 Drive emissions, plastic waste, biodiversity loss Full article: www.foodwatch.org/en/how-does-...

🌱 Want to fight food industry power from anywhere in the EU? We are hiring a Coordinator of International Campaigns (f/*/m) — full-time or part-time, remote possible. 🧃 Coordinate cross-border campaigns for fair, safe, honest food. Apply by July 31 👉 www.foodwatch.org/en/about-us/...

Are food additives as safe as they seem? 🧐 From hidden labels to outdated safety checks – consumers are left guessing. Titanium dioxide (E171) was once “safe” — now banned. Nitrites and aspartame? Still in use despite serious health concerns. 🔗 www.foodwatch.org/en/campaigns...

New tests and recalls from across Europe show just how widespread and serious the problem of mineral oil contamination in food still is today. 👇

“End Toxic Pesticide Trade Coalition” demands to EC President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu, alongside more than 600 organisations, to keep its 2020 promise and put an end to the EU production, export and residue imports of those banned #pesticides. www.pan-europe.info/press-releas...

foodwatch joins a global call: put food & farming at the heart of 2035 climate targets. We need fewer animals, rules for polluters & the right to healthy food. 👉 reimaginefoodsystems.org#sign-on-form #FoodSystems4Climate #ClimateJustice #COP30

New study: glyphosate causes cancer in rats at “safe” doses. Tumors, early deaths, multiple organs affected. Roundup and RangerPro included. The data is in. Time to ban it. Details here: www.foodwatch.org/en/landmark-...

Finally, some good food news from the US: Sam’s Club (Walmart) is removing 40+ additives - like aspartame & artificial colors - its private label by 2026. It shows what can be done, if retailers choose to act. Consumers have the right to safe and healthy food! www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Every 9 s someone hears “you have cancer.” Prevention starts on our plates. EU still allows 338 additives; some (aspartame E951, nitrite E250) carry cancer risk. foodwatch urges a ban on high-risk additives, a shorter list, clear labels. Sign: www.foodwatch.org/en/no-to-asp... #EWAC2025

#EWAC2025 foodwatch tests still detect cancer-linked mineral-oil aromatics (MOAH) in EU food brands. MOAH are mutagenic&carcinogenic. President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu & EU ministers: recall contaminated products and enact a binding zero-MOAH limit for all foods. www.foodwatch.org/en/no-toxic-...

44 European and national organisations, including foodwatch, call on EU policymakers to ensure the freedom of choice by upholding mandatory labelling of new GMOs obtained by New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) as well as traceability across the entire value chain. www.foodwatch.org/en/new-gmos-...

The EU Vision for Agriculture and Food has too many blind spots. A #FoodSystems lens sees the whole picture and maximises our ability to achieve multiple goals, from decent livelihoods for farmers and fishers to affordable healthy diets for people on a thriving 🌍 #ThinkFoodSystems #EUAgriVision

This olive oil was 26x over the limit. Consumers? Never warned. A Dutch food alert exposed extreme mineral oil contamination in olive oil sold across Europe. EU’s draft law is weak, complex & full of loopholes — thanks to industry pressure. Demand real protection: www.foodwatch.org/en/news/2025...

No more corporate impunity! foodwatch and 100+ orgs just told Bayer: STOP lobbying to block cancer victims in the US from suing over #Roundup. You caused harm. You face the consequences. 📄 Read the open letter here: www.corporateeurope.org/en/2025/04/n...

Together with 3 NGOs, foodwatch is backing a lawsuit against the EU Commission’s 10-year greenlight of glyphosate. Why? - Ignored independent science, - Favored industry studies, - Denied review despite health risks Read more: www.foodwatch.org/en/foodwatch...

💧 Perrier contaminated with bacteria... again. And Nestlé Waters didn’t alert the authorities. This isn’t just gross—it’s illegal. We’ve filed a complaint & testified in the Senate. Food fraud doesn’t get swept under the rug on our watch. Read more here: www.foodwatch.org/fr/actualite... [in French]

#Glyphosate: Health risks known for over 10 years – still re-approved by the EU? foodwatch is requesting to step in as an intervener in the EU court case against the Commission’s glyphosate renewal. Independent science was ignored. Public health is at stake. 🔗 www.foodwatch.org/en/glyphosat...

💶 What if we told you pesticide companies owe you billions?! 😮 👉 Last week we handed €23 billion bill to Croplife EU, the pesticide lobby protecting Big Polluters like Bayer & BASF, for making farmers ill, polluting drinking water, destroying ecosystems we depend on. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zJ5...

Big win for transparency! Geneva votes to make Nutri-Score mandatory in food retail – responding to Migros’ move to drop it. Backed by 350+ health pros, the canton puts public health first. 👏 #NutriScore #FoodTransparency #PublicHealth 🔗 www.blick.ch/fr/suisse/ro...

🗣️ in the video: 👉 @nina-holland.bsky.social , @corporateeurope.bsky.social 👉 Martin Dermine, @paneurope.bsky.social 👉 Clara Bourgin, @foeeurope.bsky.social 👉 Noa Simon Delso, @beelifeeu.bsky.social 👉 Jörg Rohwedder, @foodwatch-int.bsky.social 👉 Suzanne Astic, Child Rights International Network

Protest at #CropLife HQ in Brussels: €23 billion symbolic invoice delivered for the true costs of pesticides—health, water, climate. Doors stayed shut, but the message was loud and clear: Pesticides kill. Polluters must pay. www.foodwatch.org/en/protest-t...

It looks like yesterday's call by several EU FPC participants to have food on the agenda was successful! While the title does not seem quite right, it seems like there will be a session on #FoodEnvironments, #PublicProcurement, #FoodAffordability and improving access to healthy food 👇 #EUAgriVision

Karine Jacquemart, Head of foodwatch France, has released "The Dangers of Our Food". A deep dive into how the food system is failing us—and how we can fight back. 📖 Out now! www.foodwatch.org/fr/actualite...

Albert Heijn now shows Nutri-Score on all products—great for consumers! 👏 But big brands like Coca-Cola & Unilever still refuse. It’s time for all supermarkets to follow—and for the EU to make Nutri-Score mandatory! Read more: www.foodwatch.org/nl/current-n...

The Commission’s new food strategy fails on pesticides, Nutri-Score, junk food marketing & ultra-processed foods. No action, just empty words. foodwatch won’t wait—we push Member States to act NOW! 🔗 Read more by Suzy Sumner, Head of the Brussels Office: www.foodwatch.org/en/eu-vision...

Check out our new videos illustrating The EU’s lobby league table, showing highest declaring EU corporate lobby spenders corporateeurope.org/en/2025/02/e... #lobbying #lobbyingfirewall #corporatecapture @lobbycontrol.bsky.social

The EU is failing to protect consumers from misleading food claims. With no real action on nutrition, Member States must take the lead and implement Nutri-Score now! 👇 #NutriScore #EUHealth

foodwatch took over Politico – again! EU decision-makers can't ignore our demand: No mineral oil in food! The Commission finally proposed limits, but industry lobbying is already weakening them. We won’t let that happen. 📢 Sign now! www.foodwatch.org/en/no-toxic-...

New revelations in the scandal about illegally filtered mineral water: According to media research, the French government has allowed Nestlé to continue selling mineral water that does not comply with health regulations! www.rfi.fr/en/france/20...

We call on the EU Commission to withdraw the approval for the sweetener aspartame. The aspartame case highlights the weaknesses of the safety assessment of additives in the European Union. 👇

Aspartame, a possible carcinogen: foodwatch, the Cancer League and Yuka launch a European petition calling for a ban! www.foodwatch.org/en/aspartame... #BanAspartame #WorldCancerDay

More than 200,000 citizens say no to toxic mineral oil in our food! We handed over more than 200,000 petition signatures to the European Commission in Brussels, calling for strict limits on dangerous mineral oil contaminants in food. www.foodwatch.org/en/more-than...

Bad news: The EU Court of Justice has stopped @foodwatch-int.bsky.social joining the landmark #EndTheCageAge legal case led by @ciwf.org But we won't stop fighting for consumer protection, democracy and food security. We will continue until the last animal in the EU is freed from cage farming!

Following the #ForeverLobbying Project's stories last week and the focus on #PFAS industry's lobby tactics & spin, @lemonde.fr has published an op ed from 50 communities and groups setting out next steps for EU decision-makers on the #BanPFAS: www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...

Well, THAT is interesting: Today, Commissioner Hansen stated: "If we ban pesticides in the EU on a scientific basis, they cannot be allowed to come back in through the back door." That's great but...