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EU Considering Ban On 'Forever Chemicals' In Consumer Products

The European Commission intends to propose a ban on the use of PFAS, or 'forever chemicals', in consumer products, with exemptions for essential industrial...

Farmers Group Fears Billion-Euro Loss From German Foot-And-Mouth Disease

Germany’s farming and food industry is likely to have lost about €1 billion ($1 billion) of business following an outbreak of the livestock illn...

French Wheat Export Forecast Held At Lowest This Century

FranceAgriMer kept its monthly forecast for 2024/25 French soft wheat exports outside the European Union unchanged at the lowest this century.

German Meat Exports Face Disruption After Foot-And-Mouth Disease Case

Germany's meat and dairy exports outside the EU face severe restrictions after the country’s first case of the livestock disease foot-and-mouth was c...

EU Countries Want Vaping Included In Bloc's Tobacco Tax Law

Sixteen EU countries asked the European Commission to propose a new law in the coming months on taxing tobacco in the bloc to include new products.

EU, South America Strike Trade Deal; Set To Hit Pushback In Europe

The European Union and South America's Mercosur bloc struck an agreement on a long-delayed free trade deal on Friday, which now, however, faces a tortuous...

South American, EU Negotiators Race To Close Divisive Trade Deal

Mercosur trade bloc will meet in Uruguay with fresh signs the group could use the event to announce a long-delayed deal with the European Union after last-...

World Wine Production Set For New 60-Year Low, OIV Says

World wine output is on course to hit another 60-year low in 2024 due to adverse weather, the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) has said.