(ANSA) - BRUSSELS, MAY 20 - Extension of the diet label obligation with an indication of the origin of foods and information on their nutritional value; halving of pesticides and antibiotics used in the fields and on farms; allocation of 20 billion a year to protect nature: these are the main objectives for 2030 of the strategies on biodiversity and on the food system presented today by the EU Commission in the context of the Green Deal.
Brussels wants to bring 25% of agricultural land to organic cultivation. "Coronavirus has shown how vulnerable we are and how important it is to recover the relationship between man and nature," said European Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans, presenting the two strategies that are "the heart of the Green Deal". In order to achieve the numerous objectives set by the Commission in 2030, the Executive has also presented an agenda of legislative initiatives. In 2022 there are two proposals on labeling, one for the mandatory indication of the origin of foods, the other for clear information which can be chosen on their nutritional value (such as the French nutcracker). Specifically, the Commission proposes to cut the use of pesticides by 50% and fertilizers by 20%, to transform 10% of EU agricultural lands into connected landscape elements, to establish protected areas on 30% of lands and seas EU (of which 10% subject to stringent restrictions such as a fishing ban), to plant three billion trees, to halve the sales of antibiotics on farms and aquaculture plants, to 'free' 25 thousand kilometers of rivers from artificial barriers. (HANDLE).
EU wants to cut 50% pesticides and more transparent labels
2020-05-20T14:35:22.461Z
(HANDLE)(ANSA) - BRUSSELS, MAY 20 - Extension of the diet label obligation with an indication of the origin of foods and information on their nutritional value; halving of pesticides and antibiotics used in the fields and on farms; allocation of 20 billion a year to protect nature: these are the main objectives for 2030 of the strategies on biodiversity and on the food system presented today by the EU Com...
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