@foodwatch-int
Independent European consumer rights organization. Campaigning on #NutriScore, mineral oil in foods, #pesticides. Offices in Brussels, the Netherlands, France, Germany and Austria. www.foodwatch.org
🚨 Tomorrow, von der Leyen meets corporate lobbyists just hours before EU leaders.
Civil society warns against an (E)U-turn on protections.
We call for rules that protect democracy, people & planet - not polluters.
📄 Open letter: thegoodlobby.eu/wp-content/u...
Coca-Cola is a “Gold sponsor” of the Cyprus EU Council Presidency 2026. Coca-Cola is one of the world’s biggest sellers of sugary drinks, linked to obesity.
That’s why foodwatch & @corporateeurope.org are calling for this sponsorship to be cancelled! www.foodwatch.org/en/campaigns...
Learning that the baby products were sold for months by Nestlé and Danone – and even for a year in the case of Lactalis – is outrageous. Ingrid Kragl from foodwatch France
In the case of the large-scale recall of powdered infant formula, foodwatch filed a criminal complaint and a complaint on behalf of families whose babies fell ill. We criticize companies and authorities for warning the public too late. www.foodwatch.org/en/infant-fo...
The EU has now signed the EU-Mercosur trade agreement — 170,000+ consumers signed our petition to stop this deal — and were ignored.
This deal threatens food safety, environmental protection, and democratic standards. It allows imports produced under less strict rules than those in the EU.
The reason for the toxin contamination is apparently a contaminated raw material. However, neither Nestlé nor the authorities have yet been able to trace where the raw material came from. This shows once again: the traceability required by EU food law clearly is not working!
It was not until January 5 that a public recall was issued in Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany or Ireland among others, and the report on the RASFF portal was extended to around 60 countries worldwide.
According to its own statements, the food authority in Austria had known about the contamination at least since Christmas – but did not initiate a public recall either, only a so-called “silent recall” without informing the population.
Already on December 9, Nestlé had informed the Dutch food authorities about contamination with the toxin cereulide after internal checks at a factory in the Netherlands. However, the authorities did not initiate a public recall. Why this did not happen?!
It is unacceptable that information is released to us in dribs and drabs. Almost a month passed before these massive infant formula recalls by Nestlé, yet traceability, particularly for baby products, should be immediate.
Nestlé recalls baby products contaminated with the toxin cereulide!🚨 The recall affects 60 countries worldwide and 800 products from more than 10 Nestlé factories. Here's what's strange about the case: 👇
We need:
➡️ban on marketing unhealthy food to children
➡️age limit for energy drinks
➡️mandatory Nutri-Score.
More on that: www.foodwatch.org/en/foodwatch...
The EU Commission is not willing to put measures in place that will protect public health, even for our children. - Suzy Sumner, foodwatch
The @ec.europa.eu emphasises in its new cardiovascular "Safe Hearts" plan published yesterday that it takes prevention seriously - yet it fails to propose strong measures. foodwatch calls on the Commission to implement effective measures: 👇
"An EU-wide ban on ‘tofu sausages’ or ‘veggie burgers’ is not only absurd, but also illegal. The decision makers meeting in Brussels on Wednesday must stop this nonsense," demands foodwatch’s Suzy Sumner.
A ban on terms such as “sausage” or “burger” for plant-based products, as demanded by the European Parliament, is not compatible with EU food law. This is the conclusion of a legal opinion commissioned by foodwatch. We call on the EU to stop the plans! www.foodwatch.org/en/legal-exp...
Our colleague Dr Rebekka Siegmann just spoke in the European Parliament about how Red Bull, Monster & Co market energy drinks to kids. Energy drinks aren’t for children – we need strict EU rules on sales + ads to under-18s. #foodwatch #EnergyDrinks
📦 Today, 75 boxes of EU-banned pesticides were returned to the European Commission in Brussels.
From Brazil to India, Indonesia to South Africa, citizens sent a clear message: toxic exports must stop.
#ReturnToSender #StopToxicTrade
Will @eppgroup.bsky.social listen to Europe’s 2nd biggest supermarket and defend the labelling for all generations of GMOs in the negotiations with the Council?
Natacha Cingotti from foodwatch International says: The EU’s plan of dismantling safeguards strikes at the very core of the European food safety system that the rest of the world envies. We need stronger laws and better implementation, not shortcuts for agrifood corporations.
The leaked draft of the European Commission’s upcoming "Omnibus" on food and feed safety exposes an alarming attempt to dismantle essential consumer protections. Read foodwatch’s preliminary analysis of the 94-page proposal here: www.foodwatch.org/en/foodwatch...
🌱 As #AGRIFISH meets today to debate the post-2027 EU farm subsidies policy, #foodwatch and 30+ organisations publish joint recommendations to #MakeCAPWork for farmers, people, nature & climate.
foodpolicycoalition.eu/wp-content/u...
📢 Today, the SANT committee reviews the 200-page report on Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan — revealing major gaps.
Nutri-Score is key for cancer prevention, but pollution, additives, and food contaminants also pose risks. Yet the Plan remains silent. www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/e...
📣 #NewGMOs: Consumer organisations call on EU to "defend the right of consumers to know what they eat and their freedom of choice." #NGTs
Biotech industry pressure is massive. But European Parliament should uphold position that consumers have right to know!
www.brusselstimes.com/opinions/179...
Over 350,000 citizens from across Europe call for a ban on aspartame! Today, foodwatch symbolically handed over the signatures. We urge @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu and @ec.europa.eu to take action. The sweetener possibly causing cancer has no place in our food! www.foodwatch.org/en/over-3500...
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-...
Olive Oil
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
