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This study reviews existing scientific evidence regarding the impact of organic food on human health from an EU perspective, with a focus on public health. The development of environmentally sustainable and healthy food systems is an international priority. The study examines how organic food and organic agriculture can contribute to this in relation to public health. Human and animal studies directly addressing the health effects of organic food are reviewed. Furthermore, evidence linking principles ...

The European Commission proposed in 2014 to adapt legislation on edible caseins and caseinates to changes in EU food legislation and international standards. The powers conferred on the Commission also need to be aligned with provisions introduced by the Lisbon Treaty. The compromise text following negotiations in trilogue is due to be voted at the October I part-session. Please click here for the full publication in PDF format

The aim of the report was to get a better understanding of the implications and interactions of the physical and psychosocial risks related to work and the workplace in order to identify whether legislative actions should be considered, and, if so, in which specific areas and/or for which specific groups (for instance age, gender, vulnerable workers, self-employed, etc.). Risks to workers' health, for example physical inactivity, work intensification, work-life imbalance, an increase in allergies ...