Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg realiséiert, an ass de 19. Abrëll ausgestraalt ginn. De Beitrag kann och am Replay op http://www.rtl.lu nogelauschtert ginn. [Radio USO]: D’Europäesch Unioun schafft un enger Reform vun de Reegelen ronderem Bio-Produkter. De Projet betrëfft europäesch Produkter genausou wéi och Importer. De Bill Wirtz mat enger Korrespondenz vu Bréissel. D’Europäesch Unioun […]
How NGOs lobby the European Union on glyphosate
In January, the European Parliament announced that it will set up a Special Committee on the Union’s authorization procedure for pesticides. This move comes after the re-authorization of the herbicide glyphosate, which has been under repeated fire from anti-GMO activist groups for alleged health concerns. This parliamentary committee “investigating potential failures in the EU’s system for renewing […]
[Yes You Can] Die Online-Hühnchen
Dieser Artikel wurde für die luxemburgische Tageszeitung “Lëtzebuerger Journal” geschrieben. In der “Yes You Can”-Rubrik werden luxemburgische Unternehmer interviewed, die Start-Ups betreiben. (Text in veränderter Form im Print) Tom Jungblut ist ein junger Landwirt auf dem “Heederhaff” in Kontern, der sich vor vier Jahren dazu entschied selbstständig zu werden. Nachdem er seinen eigenen Laden auf […]
The palm oil debate is full of myths
Special labels have made their way quite significantly into our supermarkets, ranging from fair trade to different environmental standards. “No Palm Oil” is quite the peculiar one that has made its way onto a large number of products, which must have consumers wondering: what’s so bad about palm oil?
Soyons raisonnables avec l’huile de palme
“No Palm Oil” (“Sans huile de palme”) est une étiquette assez récente sur une grande quantité de produits. En tant que consommateurs intrigués nous nous demandons : qu’est-ce qui ne va pas avec l’huile de palme?
The EU’s populist rhetoric on dual food quality
When EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker mentioned in his state of the union address to the European Parliament that it is unacceptable that some member states get lower quality products in their supermarket than others, many Central and European citizens must have felt relief.