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Millions of children get fruit and vegetables from EU programme
04-Sep-2019
Apples or apricots, cucumbers or carrots, juice or milk: the EU programme for healthy snacks for millions of children starts again when school starts after the big holidays. The EU Commission announced on Monday that some 250 million euros will be available for the school year ahead. In earlier ...
EU Commission: Insect killer Chlorpyrifos to be banned
28-Aug-2019
Due to health concerns, a plant protection product that has been used for years is to be banned in Europe. According to the EU Commission, it intends to propose not to extend the approval for the substances Chlorpyrifos and Chlorpyrifos-Methyl which expires in January. On Monday evening, the ...
Anheuser-Busch Says Doesn't Make Offer For Remaining Shares Of Craft Brew
26-Aug-2019
Anheuser-Busch said that it is not making an offer to purchase the remaining shares of Craft Brew Alliance (BREW), but its existing commercial partnership with Craft Brew Alliance continues to be a key complement to its craft portfolio. It continues to own a 31.3 percent stake in Craft Brew ...
Branded food products often different in EU countries
25-Jun-2019
Same packaging, different contents: Foods are by no means the same in all EU countries, even if they are marketed in the same or similar way. Almost one third of the 1380 samples tested showed a different composition of branded products, as the EU Commission announced on Monday. However, the ...
US beef to be preferred in the EU in future
18-Jun-2019
Under pressure from US President Donald Trump, the EU wants to help American beef producers to better market opportunities in Europe. According to the EU Commission on Friday, parts of the global EU import quota of 45,000 tonnes per year will be reserved for US suppliers. Within seven years, the ...
EU Commission searches food retailers in France
24-May-2019
The EU Commission has had two French grocers search buildings on suspicion of cartels. This was confirmed by the Brussels authority on Wednesday. There was concern that the two companies might have violated EU competition rules. These rules are intended to prevent price fixing so that consumers ...
EU fines AB Inbev for restricting cross-border beer sales
14-May-2019
European Union anti-trust regulators are fining AB Inbev, the world's biggest brewer, more than 200 million euros ($225 million) for abusing its dominant position in the Belgian beer market. The EU's executive commission said Monday that the Belgium-based brewer is selling its popular Jupiler ...
No lamb and no cheddar? A No-Deal-Brexit would have many consequences
09-Apr-2019
Better postponement than chaos-brexit: That's how it looked on Friday in the endless saga about the British withdrawal from the EU. But nothing is certain before the EU special summit on Wednesday and the danger of an unregulated departure of the British in a week's time has still not been ...
AB InBev announces proposed changes to its board of directors
21-Mar-2019
On Tuesday, 19 March 2019,Anheuser-Busch InBev (Euronext: ABI) (NYSE: BUD) (MEXBOL: ANB) (JSE: ANH) (“AB InBev” or the “Company”) is announcing changes to its Board of Directors,subject to approval at itsannual ordinary and extraordinary shareholders’ meeting to be held on 24 April 2019 (the ...
Scientists identify compounds in coffee which may inhibit prostate cancer
19-Mar-2019
For the first time, scientists have identified compounds found in coffee which may inhibit the growth of prostate cancer. This is a pilot study, carried out on drug-resistant cancer cells in cell culture and in a mouse model; it has not yet been tested in humans. This work is presented at the ...
