As the CCC gathers for a staff retreat in Dubai, UAE, we’re bringing on Elizabeth Hicks, Yaël Ossowski, and Zoltán Kész from the CCC team to talk the news and their ongoing projects! March 28, 2024 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdxGoogle podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyzto
Our guest this week is Jorge Teixeira, parliamentary assistant for Initiativa Liberal, a political party in Portugal. He will comment on the parliamentary election in Portugal last Sunday, and what we can expect to happen from here on out in the coalition talks. Also in this episode: 🚗 Consumers reject a ban on the internal combustion […]
This is the second part of a news article by Daily News Hungary. The entire piece can be read here. Hungary’s opposition to new genomic techniques does farmers and consumers a disservice By Bill Wirtz The European Commission recently announced new legislation that will structurally grant authorisation for cultivating gene-edited plants in the EU. Until […]
The International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified aspartame as “possibly carcinogenic.” This has sparked a debate over artificial sweeteners’ use, importance and safety. Consumers need to know that this classification comes with a set of addendums. The agency is not a food-safety agency, meaning it merely looks at agents in themselves, not the amount regular […]
I was a guest on Forum Daily in Canada to talk about the classification of the artificial sweetener aspartame as a “possible carcinogen” by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.
In this week’s episode of ConsEUmer: 🇫🇷 France bans “eco-terrorist” group ♸ New plastic taxes are paid by consumers 🏥 Instead of a doctor, will the NHS make you see an “empathist”? (w/ Kristin Niemietz) You can follow Kristian Niemietz on Twitter @K_Niemietz. Follow the IEA @iealondon Find Kristian’s book: https://iea.org.uk/publications/universal-healthcare-without-the-nhs/ June 22, 2023 Follow […]
In this week’s episode of ConsEUmer: 🧳 New regulation might affect pre-payed package travel 🫁 Sweden beats lung cancer and there’s a reason (w/ Fred Roeder) 🐁 The importance of animal research (w/ Kirk Leech) You can follow Kirk Leech on Twitter @kirk_EARA. Find out more about the European Animal Research Association here: https://www.eara.eu/ June 8, […]
Whether you’re applying perfume before a night out or mosquito repellent this summer, you might use essential oils in the process. The concentrated extractions from plants are used widely in the home and not only for wellness bloggers – they freshen up your laundry, treat your acne, and fend off fruit flies. Yet under EU […]
This week’s episode of ConsEUmer is co-hosted with U.S Affairs Analyst Elizabeth Hicks! We’re talking about: 📺 How many ads is too many? 🩺 What is the best healthcare system? You can follow Elizabeth Hicks on Twitter @eohicks. March 30, 2023 Follow ConsEUmer wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://apple.co/2HR4TLTSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3l3GZdxGoogle podcasts: https://bit.ly/3fyyzto
Avertissements sanitaires obligatoires sur l’alcool : les nouvelles règles de l’Irlande ne sont qu’un début. Le gouvernement irlandais avance dans son projet d’apposer des étiquettes d’avertissement sanitaire obligatoires sur les boissons alcoolisées telles que le vin et la bière. Ce mois-ci, la période d’objection de la Commission européenne concernant les modifications proposées à la loi irlandaise […]
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