Health and Food Safety e-News Archive

• Mon 14 Jan 2019 — Commission publishes Statement and Position Paper on Emerging Health and Environmental Issues
• Mon 10 Dec 2018 — Commission publishes Final Opinion on Health Risks of Oil and Gas Exploration in the EU
• Fri 7 Dec 2018 — EU Health Ministers adopted Council Recommendation on Vaccine Preventable Diseases
• Thu 6 Dec 2018 — The Health Equity Pilot Project Holds Final Conference
• Thu 29 Nov 2018 — Use of pesticides : Commission launches a feedback mechanism on harmonised risk indicators
• Thu 29 Nov 2018 — Five additional countries to benefit from EU-US mutual recognition agreement for inspections
• Wed 21 Nov 2018 — 4th Conference on European Reference Networks held in Brussels
• Tue 20 Nov 2018 — Animal Welfare: European Commission organising event about progress on rearing pigs with intact tails
• Mon 12 Nov 2018 — Health Commissioner Awards 3 NGOs for Outstanding Initiatives on Prevention of Tobacco Use
• Fri 9 Nov 2018 — EU Health Policy Platform Holds Third Annual Meeting
• Thu 8 Nov 2018 — The Steering Group on Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Management of Non-Communicable Diseases holds First Formal Meeting
• Thu 25 Oct 2018 — Fighting antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the EU: EU AMR One-Health Network meets in Brussels
• Thu 18 Oct 2018 — Public consultation on legislation on medicines for children and rare diseases launched
• Tue 16 Oct 2018 — World Food Day 16th October 2018 - #ZeroHunger
• Fri 12 Oct 2018 — European Day of Organ Donation and Transplantation: Number of transplants in EU continues to rise
• Wed 10 Oct 2018 — World Mental Health Day 2018: Helping Children and Young People Cope
• Thu 4 Oct 2018 — Food: further steps taken to cutting down presence of fatty acids
• Thu 4 Oct 2018 — Tobacco: Candidates considered for the EU Health Award for NGOs announced
• Wed 3 Oct 2018 — EUROPHYT - Interceptions : 18% fewer interceptions of harmful organisms in 2017
• Mon 1 Oct 2018 — Steering Group on Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Management of Non-Communicable Diseases holds extraordinary meeting
• Fri 21 Sep 2018 — Cross-border healthcare Directive: proven to clarify and guarantee patients' rights
• Fri 21 Sep 2018 — Portugal to also benefit from EU-US mutual recognition agreement for inspections
• Mon 13 Aug 2018 — Fight against food fraud: 45 tons of illegally treated tuna seized in Spain
• Fri 10 Aug 2018 — Avian influenza: Commission strengthens preparedness with new biosecurity rules for poultry farms at risk
• Fri 20 Jul 2018 — Commission Staff Working Document on Combatting HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis and tuberculosis: sustained effort needed to meet 2030 goals
• Fri 20 Jul 2018 — Study on cross-border healthcare: Empowering NCPs to help patients exercise their rights
• Thu 19 Jul 2018 — 22nd International AIDS Conference: Commission to present EU action
• Wed 18 Jul 2018 — EU and Japan reinforce their collaboration on inspections of medicine manufacturers
• Tue 17 Jul 2018 — Commission establishes Steering Group on Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Management of Non-Communicable Diseases
• Thu 12 Jul 2018 — Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs): SCHEER publishes opinion on potential risks to human health