European Parliament: MEP’s Questions & Answers (Food Law) No. 2/2017

Non-exhaustive list of MEP’s Questions & Answers compiled taking into account their relationship with food law, without any political or party preference:

- E-000488-17- Potential harmful effects of the additive E171
- E-000132-17- Free trade negotiations and endocrine disrupters
- E-000134-17- Risk posed by Salmonella infantis in chicken
- E-000097-17 - Reducing calories in food
- E-009771-16 - Presence of titanium dioxide nanoparticles in sweets
- E-009744-16 - Establishment of nutrient profiles
- E-009744-16 - Food packaging containing BPA
- E-009658-16 - Promoting good practice in the production of foie gras
- E-009639-16 - Reassessment of additives
- E-009617-16 - Risk of furan in food
- E-009615-16 - Labelling of bakery products
- E-009589-16 - Italian Government's communication plan to encourage young people to eat                          meat
- P-009556 - 16 Rejection of European rooted vines by Argentinian plant health authorities
- P-009492-16 - Impact of CETA on the EU's agri-food sector
- E-009393-16 - Cooked cured pork products: interpretation of Point 7 of Part A of Annex VI                           to Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011
- E-009365-16 - Adverse impact of the regulation on the provision of food information to                                 consumers
- E-009333-16 - Food Contact Materials (FCMs)
- E-009312-16 - Increase in food waste as a result of plastic containers
- P-009317-16 - Bird flu: high risk on French farms
- P-009190-16 - Measures to control Salmonella infantis

Consultar: https://app.box.com/s/rns4ftua8d42iwgvik1wg3icmcbfz2s8 

© Luis Gonzalez Vaque 2017 - DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.35973.35047

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Collaborative Consumption: A Proposed Scale for Measuring the Construct Applied to a Carsharing Setting

Helena Dall Pizzol, Stefânia Ordovás de Almeida and Mauren do Couto Soares

Abstract:

In recent years, there has been a significant shift towards greater collaboration in various spheres of society, in which the creation of value from shared resources while balancing self-interestand community well-being is emphasized. Consumption has ceased to be characterized exclusively bythe purchase and possession of goods; instead new collaborative initiatives represented by exchanges, loans, renting, and other forms of sharing that allow consumers access to a good or service only in the time they are necessary have appeared. However, few studies have attempted to measure the reasons that lead consumers to practice collaborative consumption. Therefore, the main objective of this article is to propose a scale that measures the motivators, facilitators, and constraints for this mode of consumption. For this, a study was conducted among carsharing users in Brazil, which aimed to purify and validate the proposed scale. The results indicate that collaborative consumption applied to a carsharing setting is composed of six dimensions and confirm the validity and reliability of the studied construct. The discussion highlights the study findings and offers suggestions for further research into this topic.

Keywords: consumer behavior; collaborative consumption; carsharing

See more at: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8575198/8575198-6266578935463583744

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● András Sebők y otros, “Industry Guidelines for developing products with health claims”. Pathway27 (2017) 107 págs.

Consultar: https://app.box.com/s/syt43v2rm3cnl1jx1v5x5x4roj1hvpqu

● Martín Molinuevo, “Brexit: Trade Governance and Legal Implications for Third Countries”. World Bank Group (2017) 19 pp.

Abstract

While precise impact of Brexit on the EU/UK trade and investment agreements with third countries will depend primarily on the terms of the withdrawal agreement to be concluded between them, most scenarios suggest an extensive process of amendment of the text and/or commitments in multilateral and bilateral agreements. At the multilateral level, the UK will remain a WTO Member, but will no longer be represented by the EU. The separation of the UK obligations from the current EU lists of concessions and schedules of commitments will require amendments that, particularly regarding subsidies and quotas, may lead to a broader renegotiation process requiring consensus of all interested WTO members. At the bilateral level, the status of current EU PTAs with regard to the UK and its trading partners remains uncertain: Some elements suggest that these PTAs may no longer be valid for the UK, or that, even if legally valid, they will no longer cover the relationship between the UK and the third country. Further, EU agreements focusing on goods only will no longer apply to the UK. For these agreements to continue to apply, the UK and the third country will need to amend some aspects of the text of the agreement as well as of the lists of commitments. Investment treaties concluded by the UK with third countries will remain valid, and no amendment is in principle necessary. Parties could require amendments to the text of the treaty, due to a fundamental change in circumstances. LDCs and developing countries who benefit from the EU GSP will continue under this regime for the remaining EU member, but that GSP framework will no longer be applicable to the UK. 

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See more at: https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/26351/WPS8010.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

● Robert Burdock y Peter Ampt, “Food Sovereignty: The Case and the Space for Community Led Agricultural Autonomy within the Global Strategic Framework for Food Security and Nutrition”

Journal of Agricultural Science, Vol. 9 nº 5 (2017) doi:10.5539/jas.v9n5p1.

Publicado como avance on line el 15 de abril de 2017

Abstract

Much has been written about food security, nutrition security and the ability of people to access their food needs. Food sovereignty and the associated ability of people to participate in the production, distribution and consumption decisions of their food have been at the fringe of this discussion. Linked with this is the debate on the question of pursuing policies of food self-sufficiency or policies of self-reliance where food imports are considered a natural extension of food security. Examining the elements of food security through the food system participation framework of food sovereignty is an opportunity worthy of further exploration. This paper seeks to add a dimension to the understanding of food security by considering the value that a food sovereignty perspective has on the right to access food that is nutritious and safe for consumption. Current themes are cited and reviewed, and the implications of both food security and food sovereignty perspectives for the food system are argued. Agricultural trade liberalisation has benefited some societies and harmed others. To this end, the Global Strategic Framework (the Framework) on Food Security and Nutrition has recently incorporated the philosophy of the food sovereignty movement into its guidelines. The Framework provides an opportunity to view food security through a lens of food sovereignty providing guidance for all societies on how to safeguard their food security.

Keywords: food sovereignty, food security, agriculture, political economy

Consultar: http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jas/article/viewFile/64140/36664

Donald Trump's election as US President has brought about an important policy shift with regard to Mexico, all the more so because the new US Administration seems determined to complete the promised wall along the US-Mexico border and deport undocumented immigrants. It also intends to renegotiate NAFTA, stating that it does not adequately protect US interests.

Consultar: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4977487/4977487-6256437850758213634

Ayris, P., (2017). Brexit – and its potential impact for open access in the UK

Insights. 30(1), pp. 4–10. 

DOI: http://doi.org/10.1629/uksg.336

Abstract

This article looks at the possible implications of Brexit for approaches to open access (OA) in the UK. It begins by sketching current issues in Brexit debates at the end of 2016 as the context into which discussions about open access are then placed. Issues in four thematic areas are analysed: OA policies and mandates, EU copyright reform, new OA publishing models and open science. The level of dependence in the UK on European developments is assessed in each case and its contribution to Brexit issues identified. The paper concludes that Brexit presents not only challenges, but also opportunities which the UK could seize. In open access, the UK is already playing a leadership role. In areas of open science, particularly in relation to the European Open Science Cloud, it is the European Commission which is asserting leadership. The UK needs to consolidate its current activity and ensure that, whatever the nature of Brexit arrangements, its freedom does not lead to isolation.

LINK: http://insights.uksg.org/articles/10.1629/uksg.336/print/

  

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