More than 80 organisations from across Europe are urging the European Commission and member states to make a ‘fundamental change’ in the way they approach food production

Lobbying by industry groups and support from EU member states has weakened new rules on titanium dioxide (TiO2), which was classified as a “suspected carcinogen” earlier this month, a transparency group has said.

The European Chemicals Agency has earmarked seven substances for scrutiny due to their potential impact on health and the environment, but campaigners have voiced concern over the shortest ever ‘community rolling action plan’

Chemicals firms are hoping the widespread flouting of rules on marketing fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases) in the EU could be stamped out after the European Commission made stricter enforcement a key objective when unveiling its new industrial strategy this week

Environmental campaigners have urged the European Commission not to allow imports of food tainted with pesticides whose use is banned in the EU, citing reports of diplomatic pressure from the US and Canada