Smoking ban articles

  • Smoked sausage makers considering alternatives for smoke aroma due to possible EU ban

    Producers of smoked sausages and other food products may have to find different ways to achieve the smoked taste. European Union Member States endorsed a ban on eight smoke flavorings this week due to the potential health risks they can cause.The ingredients will no longer be in use as an added flavor to items like crisps and nuts starting in 2026. Products where a flavoring replaces the actual smoking process, like meats, fish and cheeses, will get a longer five-year transition period to find...

  • How did Barnsley and Rotherham MPs vote on smoking ban?

    The measures were voted through with 383 to 67 in favour, despite opposition from several Tory MPs – including Alexander Stafford, who represents Rother Valley. The legislation, which would ban smoking for future generations by raising the legal age every year, was passed through the House of Commons, 383 to 67 in favour. The House of Lords will now vote on the plans before they become law. Conservative MPs were not ordered to vote with the government, but full support by Labour’s front bench...

  • EU bans harmful artificial smoke flavourings for food

    The European Union has decided to ban certain smoke flavourings used by the food industry, based on the recommendations of European food safety watchdog EFSA, Dutch media reported. The flavourings which produces the distinctive smoky flavour have been linked to cancer and infertility, research by the EFSA has shown, and should no longer be present in food. The EFSA did not investigate how much of the flavourings would have to be consumed to cause cancer but said a blanket ban