Often unbalanced: vegan meat substitutes

22-Jan-2024 - Vegan meat substitutes are becoming increasingly popular. But vegan does not necessarily mean healthy - and not necessarily honest either. This is shown by the foodwatch market check on Veganuary. Bacon, meatballs, chicken burgers - there is almost nothing that is not available on the market for ...

EU report: every second imported honey may be fake

foodwatch calls for better controls

28-Mar-2023 - After the EU Commission's laboratory results on counterfeit honey became known, the consumer organization foodwatch called on the responsible authorities in Germany to improve their controls against food fraud. Because state laboratories used outdated analytical methods, most counterfeit honey ...

British limo tax works: Sugar content in beverages drops by 35 percent

17-Jan-2020 - Since the introduction of a tax on soft drinks in Great Britain, British beverage manufacturers have significantly reduced the sugar content of their products. This is the result of a study by the University of Oxford. According to this, so-called soft drinks in 2015 still contained an average of ...

foodwatch Accuses EU of Large-Scale Failings in Health and Safety

Open Letter: Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker Is "Detached from Reality"

14-Sep-2018 - The European consumer organisation foodwatch accused EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker of large-scale failings in health and consumer protection. Europe is being rocked by massive food scandals time and again, and the Commission has failed to effectively protect consumers, argued ...