Why is the European Parliament treating science with contempt?
VOCAL EUROPE: It seems as if the European Parliament takes the approach questioning scientific results once they don’t happen to confirm its narrative. After all, what are the presumptive expectations for an investigation into the EFSA and ECHA assessment? Are we to investigate a product as long as it fits our policy-based expectations? What would happen […]
Sugar subsidies are anything but sweet
WASHINGTON EXAMINER: For far too long, domestic producers of sugar have gotten a sweet deal from the federal government. Thanks to the U.S. sugar program, sugar beet and sugar cane farmers have had the advantage of minimum prices, cheap loans, and tariffs to keep out competitors — all at taxpayer expense
France plans to ban BOGOF deals
EUROFRUIT: French supermarkets are to be forbidden from offering “buy one, get one free” food deals in order to ensure better returns for struggling farmers.
France to ban ‘buy one, get one free’ offers following Nutella riots
NEWSTALK: Luca Bertoletti is the European affairs manager for the Consumer Choice Centre (CCC). He said such a measure aims to help farmers and the agricultural sector in France – but will end up hurting consumers who rely on low prices.
France’s Nutella riots prompt moves to ‘protect farmers at expense of consumers’
DAILY POST: Consumer lobby group says French agriculture must be modernised to keep prices low for ordinary consumers.
France limit discounts on food to help farmers
NOVINKY: “This is yet another instance of France putting its farmers’ interests above those of its own citizens. Outlawing ‘buy one, get one free’ may enrich farmers, but it harms ordinary consumers who take advantage of these lower prices to buy food for their families,” said Luca Bertoletti, European Affairs Manager of the Consumer Choice Center.
The EU Declares War on Supermarkets
FEE: The EU seems to view every problem with the marketplace, both real and imagined, to be evidence of a conspiracy against consumers and, therefore, should be regulated in some way.
Glyphosate : le Parlement européen demande une interdiction d’ici à cinq ans
MSN: En finir avec le glyphosate d’ici à cinq ans : voilà ce que souhaiteraient les députés européens
