Foodwatch
Consumer rights | |
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Area served | Europe |
Key people | Jörg Rohwedder, president |
| Website | www |
Foodwatch is a European
consumer rights[1] as they pertain to food quality.[2] Was founded in October 2002 in Berlin by former Greenpeace executive director Thilo Bode.[3][4] As of 2020[update] the organization is active in Germany, the Netherlands, France and Austria.[5] foodwatch International, while handled as a separate unit is legally a part of the German foodwatch association.[6]
In 2008 they reported that uranium concentrations in German tap water exceeded the permitted levels.[7]
An important aspect of Foodwatch's activities consists of investigating manufacturers
coronary disease. Foodwatch demanded Unilever stop selling the product,[9] leading to considerable scrutiny of the product and countercriticism by the manufacturer.[10]
References
- Business Week Magazine
- ^ Foodwatch: ¡ojo al bife! 18/10/2002 Deutsche Welle (in Spanish)
- ^ Greenpeace. Cambio de rumbo El Mundo (in Spanish)
- ^ El escándalo del nitrofeno vuelve a surgir en Alemania Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine 06/11/2002 Consumer (in Spanish)
- ^ "About us". Foodwatch. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
- ^ "Our team". Foodwatch. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
- ^ Denuncian que el agua del grifo en Alemania contiene más uranio de lo permitido 05/08/2008 El Mundo (in Spanish)
- ^ Actimel: Premio a la mentira publicitaria más insolente 29/03/2009 Cantabria Liberal (in Spanish)
- ^ "Foodwatch eist verkoopstop Becel pro-activ via supermarkt". Algemeen Dagblad. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ Salehy, Nadine al (5 March 2012). "Kritiek Foodwatch op Becel pro-activ - VMT: Alles voor de foodprofessional". VMT. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
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