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New tobacco directive discourages smoking
Under legislation approved today by Members of the European Parliament, rules on the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco products were made tougher – despite intense lobbying from the industry.
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Stricter and simpler rules on food for vulnerable consumers
The European Parliament today adopted a report on the European Commission’s Regulation on “Food intended for infants and young children and food intended for special medical purposes”, drafted by ALDE MEP Fréderique Ries (MR, Belgium), which defines concrete steps towards improving safety and quality of infant formulae, baby food products and products for vulnerable people in the European Union.
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Stricter rules on food for vulnerable consumers
After 20 months of work and debate, the European Parliament during the Strasbourg plenary session has given the green light this afternoon to new rules governing specific foods. Those concerned are infants, young children, hospitalized patients and the obese. For Frédérique Ries (MR, Belgium), rapporteur of the European Parliament, it was urgent to revise the old 1977 directive which only broadly covered diet foods.
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