The EU Commission is set to sign off on a
new data transfer arrangement between the EU and the US. The EU’s Privacy
Shield is to provide a legal basis for businesses to transfer online personal data
from the EU to the US. Privacy Shield was established after the previous arrangement,
known as Safe Harbour ,was struck down following a challenge from the Austrian privacy
campaigner Max Schrems. He had challenged the use of his personal online data
in Ireland.  Critics have said the new Privacy
Shield arrangement is not robust enough. But the Fine Gael MEP Deirdre Clune argues
a number of measures are now in place for better data protection.

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EuroParlRadio’s Karen Coleman talks to the Sinn Fein MEP Lynn Boylan about misleading claims on labels of energy drinks and other food and drinks products. On Thursday July 7th the European Parliament vetoed EU Commission plans to allow claims that sugary drinks and energy drinks containing caffeine boost “alertness” or “concentration”.

Out words: of products

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EU Commission
plans to allow claims that sugary drinks and energy drinks containing caffeine
boost “alertness” or “concentration” were vetoed by the European Parliament today
(Thursday). Displaying these claims on drinks cans would have led to higher
sugar consumption among adolescents, who are the largest group of energy drink
consumers, MEPs said in their resolution.
According to the European Parliament a
250ml can of energy drink can contain up to 27g of sugar and 80mg of caffeine. The Sinn Fein MEP Lynn Boylan says the rules around food labelling
need to be improved.  

Out words: of products

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