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RSSA JRC sampling campaign shows that cases of dual food quality products – with same or a similar packaging but different composition – have declined as compared to a 2018/2019 testing.
According to the July 2023 issue of the JRC MARS Bulletin - Crop monitoring in Europe, the yield forecast at EU level remains at or slightly above the mediocre 5-year average for most crops.
The proposed 6th Mission will aim at transforming neighbourhoods for the better, making them beautiful, sustainable and inclusive.
A study on the diversity of soil eukaryotes – cell organisms containing a nucleus – shows the ecosystem type is pivotal driver of soil biodiversity. Agricultural soils are biodiversity champions, possibly due to a legacy effect of land conversion.
Seasonal weather forecasts point to a warmer-than-average summer, higher-than-average precipitation levels in the Mediterranean, but lower than usual for central and northern Europe, particularly for the regions around the Baltic Sea.
New vehicles make up around 10% of plastic demand in the EU and the automotive sector consumes around half of the overall EU use share of some critical raw materials.
The signature of a Research Framework Arrangement is an important step as anticipatory governance is crucial in times of increasingly rapid change, growing complexity and uncertainty.
A new OECD Test Guideline describing a simple method to determine the hydrophobicity of nanomaterials is now available. This may help in studying their behaviour in the environment and in human body.
EU's sustainability targets by 2050 require strategic interventions. The JRC envisioned 4 scenarios and planning backward to identify necessary actions.
The JRC estimated the potential impacts of decreasing food waste in the EU to inform new policies.