Alan Osborn
Articles by Alan Osborn
Talking shop: Ban on Spanish planning curbs cheers retailers across EU
8 April 2011
Big European food retailers have expressed their delight at a new ruling by the European Court of Justice that slapped down regulations imposed by the Spanish government to restrict the location and operations of hypermarkets in Catalonia.
EU: EFSA official's move to Syngenta poses “considerable problem”
23 November 2009
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has insisted it acted properly in the case of Dr Suzy Renkens, a former senior official engaged in GMO affairs who took up a job with the Swiss GM company Syngenta months after leaving the EU agency.
EU: Commission extends PDO and PGI protection
21 April 2009
The European Commission has added three new items to its lists of quality food products with protected designation of origin (PDO) and protected geographical indication (PGI) rights.
EU: CAP reforms to save industry “hundreds of millions”
19 March 2009
EU: Food groups concerned over pollution rules
11 March 2009
EU: Commission introduces egg sales restrictions
6 January 2009
EU: Europe retains US poultry ban
19 December 2008
EU: Commission eyes competitive improvements
10 December 2008
EU: French CAP plan scuppered
1 December 2008
EU: Commission moves to lift “ugly vegetable” ban
7 November 2008
EU: EFSA backs Unilever’s plant sterol health claim
26 August 2008
EU: EU cereal outlook "positive" for food prices
12 August 2008
UPDATE - EU: Food faces long wait for "eco-label"
17 July 2008
EU: MEPs ban cloned meat and dairy
23 May 2008
EU/US: EU divided over US poultry import ban
20 March 2008
US/EU: EU ban on US poultry set to be lifted
11 February 2008
ROMANIA: Carrefour readies hypermarket push
7 February 2008
EU: Cloned animal products safe, says EFSA
14 January 2008
US: Infant formula firms dismiss hormone fears
6 December 2007
SWITZ: Nestlé plays down Greek fine reports
30 November 2007
EU: Food and drink packaging may attract VAT cuts
27 November 2007
EU: EU aims to enforce front-of-pack nutrition labels
13 November 2007
EU: EU delays decision on Danone/Numico deal
12 October 2007
EU aims to sweeten sugar reforms
9 October 2007
EU: More EU farm cash for rural development
25 September 2007
EU: Commission wants banana deal under Doha talks
30 July 2007
SWISS/EU: Gruyère in trademark tug-of-war
25 July 2007
EU: Increased exports reverse trade deficit
11 September 2006
EU: German wholesaler sold rotten meat
11 September 2006
EU: Illegal Chinese GM rice penetrates European markets
6 September 2006
