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Fewer dangerous items reaching EU markets - RAPEX Report Consumers like to be sure that the products they buy are safe. The good news is that fewer dangerous products reach the EU market since such products are now detected earlier and removed more readily, thanks to an increasingly effective EU rapid alert system for non-food dangerous products ("RAPEX"). |
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Consumer Protection Co-operation across the EU _ - Report 2009-2010 EU Member States working together to stop breaches of consumer law, developing expertise and sharing experience. |
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EU investigates consumer credit websites - a market underperforming for consumers Were you ever about to sign a contract for a personal loan, credit card, or other consumer credit and discovered that it was all working out more expensive than you had first expected? [ Press release ] [ Q&As ] [ Read more ] |
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Consumers to get faster, easier and cheaper solutions to disputes with EU traders 29 November 2011 – The Commission's new legislative proposals ensure that EU consumers solve their disputes with traders without going to court. Online shoppers from other EU countries will be able to solve their disputes directly online within 30 days. [ Press release ] [ Q&As ] [ Read more ] |
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Consumers: EU move to reduce cigarette ignited fires to save hundreds of lives each year Cigarettes left unattended are one of the leading causes of fatal fires in Europe. Evidence shows that the number of fatalities can be reduced by over 40% with the introduction of 'Reduced Ignition Propensity' (RIP) cigarettes i.e. cigarettes which self-extinguish when left unattended and are thus less likely to cause fire. |
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Proposals for the new Health for Growth and Consumer programmes 2014-2020 Commissioner Dalli today presented proposals for the new Health for Growth and Consumer Programmes. The two programmes aim to foster a Europe of healthy, active, informed and empowered EU citizens which can contribute to economic growth. These proposals will be discussed by the Council and European Parliament from December 2011. The new Regulations should enter into force in 2014. |
Health |
 | Health advice for football fans
Fans travelling to the UEFA EURO 2012 football championship in Poland & Ukraine can get health advice thanks to a collaborative DG SANCO/UEFA web project. Check out our web page. |
 | HEIDI: a wiki tool for European health information
DG Health & Consumers's HEIDI health wiki is a new way of collecting, updating and sharing information about health in Europe. HEIDI stands for Health in Europe: Information and Data Interface. If you have health or research expertise at European level, you can contribute to HEIDI's content. |
 | EU Health Prize for Journalists - 4th edition is out
Commissioner Dalli launched the 4th edition of the EU Health Prize for Journalists on 3 May 2012.
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 | Conference on EU Health Programmes: results and perspectives, 3 May 2012
The conference will present the results and success stories of the 1st and 2nd Health Programmes and build consensus for the future 3rd programme. |
 | First steps towards reducing the excessive salt intake across the EU
New report gives an overview of activities that took place at national level in 2008 and 2009 within the context of the common EU Framework on voluntary national salt initiatives. Read the report... |
Food |
 | Public hearing - “Environmental monitoring of GM crops”
On 29 March 2012, the Commission organises a hearing on “Environmental monitoring of GM crops” in Brussels, the third of a series ... Read more |
 | Commission conference on combating food crime
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 | Decrease in BSE cases in cattle in the EU in 2010
Statistics in the Commission report published today show a decrease of 33% in the cases and prevalence of BSE in tested bovines in the EU in 2010 - 45 cases versus 67 in 2009. This result follows the favourable trend of previous years. The report also gives the latest data and statistics on classical and atypical scrapie in sheep and goats in EU countries. Read more |
 | Commission plan to combat antimicrobial resistance
The Communication on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) presented today on the eve of European Antibiotics Awareness Day, sets a 5-year action plan to tackle the growing problem of AMR through 12 concrete actions. Read more ... Communication in all EU languages  (963 KB)
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 | Hearing on "Socio-economic dimensions of GMO cultivation" under the chairmanship of Commissioner Dalli
The Commission held a conference in Brussels on "socio-economic dimensions of GMO cultivation" on 18 October 2011, under the chairmanship of Commissioner John Dalli. Members of the European Parliament, EU countries' competent authorities, non-EU countries, industry, NGOs and the scientific community were invited to express their views. The debate was web streamed and might be viewed at: http://scic.ec.europa.eu/str/index.php?sessionno=d37124c4c79f357cb02c655671a432fa Agenda of this event, including the presentations |
Animals |
 | Animal Health
Commission earmarks €3.3 million for surveillance studies on honeybee colony losses |
 | Animal Health
Commission earmarks €3 million to carry out scientific studies on Schmallenberg virus |
 | The Commission at the European Seafood Exposition
On the occasion of the 20th European Seafood Exposition in Brussels, Commission experts will hold a workshop on "Safety of fish and fishery products in the European Union and the role of the Food and Veterinary Office of the European Commission" on 24 and 25 April 2012. It will take place at the site of the European Seafood Exposition (Brussels Expo), Hall 11, Room 1124, 11:00-12:30. For more information or to register, email SANCO-CONSULT-G6@ec.europa.eu or visit the Commission stand - Hall 7, Stand 1411. Information on the Expo:
Information on import conditions for fish and fishery products |
 | A new Animal Welfare Strategy: European Commission seeks quality upgrade
The European Commission today adopted a new four-year strategy (2012-2015) that aims to further improve the welfare of animals in the European Union. [ Press release ] [ Q&As ] [ Read more ] |
 | International conference on the EU animal welfare strategy
The Commission and the EU Danish Presidency are organising the conference "Implementing animal welfare through the new EU strategy: consumer empowerment and market opportunities" in Brussels on 29 February - 1 March 2012. Read more |
Plants
 | European Conference on EU Plant Variety Rights in the 21st Century
A Conference on EU Plant Variety Rights in the 21st Century will be held in Brussels on 11 October 2011. The conference will communicate and discuss the results of the evaluation of the Community Plant Variety Rights legislation and will consider the way forward. The aim is to gain a clear view on the position of the various stakeholder groups with regard to the recommendations made in the evaluation report. Read more... |
 | On 30 March 2011 the Commission adopted a modification of the structure of its Directorate General for Health & Consumers. The new organigrammewill come into effect on 16 May 2011. |
 | The Commisssion and the Mediterranean Member States discussed control and eradication of red palm weevil
A strategy to control and eradicate the red palm weevil, an insect which attacks palm trees, was discussed by experts from all affected Member States and the Commission during a conference in Valencia, Spain on 5 and 6 May 2010. |
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