Tag: Foodwatch
Tethering in Bavaria: The daily suffering of cows – Bavaria
They are shocking images that don’t fit the picture book clichés about agriculture in Bavaria at all: young cattle, dairy cows and fattening cattle that are so fixed in boxes…
From lemon to water to scallops to hake… Foodwatch reveals the new Christmas scams
Are labels specially designed for the holidays misleading? Some are in any case singled out by the Foodwatch association, which accuses them of misleading the consumer. Since 2017, it has…
Foodwatch: Majority wants advertising ban on sweets
Status: 07/17/2023 10:54 a.m Federal Food Minister Özdemir wants to restrict advertising for sweets aimed at children. The FDP opposes these plans. The majority of Germans are in favor of…
Foodwatch: Insecticide found more often in food – Health
After the ban on a group of crop protection products, the consumer protection organization Foodwatch warns that other insecticides are now being used more frequently. The consequences for the environment…
Foodwatch denounces “scams” on the price per kilo of certain products
Some foods sold in batches seem cheaper than in their “classic” version when it is the opposite. The Foodwatch association publishes a survey and points the finger at this practice…
Environmental Aid and Foodwatch: Legal action against pesticide products
Status: 4/4/2023 1:12 p.m Pesticides are used in crop protection products, among other things, and are toxic and harmful to the environment. For the first time, the German Environmental Aid…
TV advertising for unhealthy food: Foodwatch wants a far-reaching ban
Healthy eating Foodwatch calls for a far-reaching ban on advertising unhealthy food Foodwatch believes that restricting advertising for unhealthy foods that is aimed directly at children is insufficient © Robert…
Foodwatch criticizes EU: Many pesticide approvals simply extended
Status: 11/30/2022 9:51 am According to the consumer organization Foodwatch, many pesticide approvals in the EU have been extended in the past decade without a renewed risk assessment. Almost 30…
Ukraine conflict: Foodwatch: Limits against financial bets on agricultural products
Ukraine conflict Foodwatch: Limits against financial bets on agricultural products According to consumer organization Foodwatch, financial bets are driving up farm prices. Photo: Channi Anand/AP/dpa © dpa-infocom GmbH “Gambling” –…
Foodwatch calls for measures against commodity speculation
Food prices are rising rapidly around the world. Speculators on the commodity exchanges are making the situation even worse, criticizes the organization Foodwatch – and calls for rapid countermeasures from…