Robert Sturdy

Conservative MEP – UK Eastern Region.

Archive for 2008

Robert Sturdy urges clearer labelling on food products(0)

PRESS RELEASE 10 December 2008 ROBERT STURDY URGES CLEARER LABELLING ON FOOD PRODUCTS Euro MEP Robert Sturdy has called for more transparent and honest labelling on food products to be introduced after it emerged that food packaged as “Made in Britain” could contain Irish pork caught up in the diocin alert in the Republic. Mr [...]

ROBERT STURDY URGES CLEARER LABELLING ON FOOD PRODUCTS(0)

PRESS RELEASE 10 December 2008 ROBERT STURDY URGES CLEARER LABELLING ON FOOD PRODUCTS Euro MEP Robert Sturdy has called for more transparent and honest labelling on food products to be introduced after it emerged that food packaged as “Made in Britain” could contain Irish pork caught up in the diocin alert in the Republic. Mr [...]

Robert Sturdy presents pesticide peition letter to 10 Downing Street(0)

PHOTO CALL: The media are invited to join Robert Sturdy, James Paice and Dr Ian Denholm at 10 Downing Street on Thursday, 11 December at 11 am. Robert Sturdy and JamtEuro-MP Robert Sturdy will this week present a letter of petition to 10 Downing Street urging UK Ministers to call upon the European Council to [...]

Robert Sturdy vows to keep Soils Directive buried(0)

4 September 2008 ROBERT STURDY VOWS TO KEEP SOILS DIRECTIVE BURIED Plans announced today by the French Presidency to restart negotiations on the Soils Directive have been condemned by Euro MP Robert Sturdy as being a waste of time and money, providing no environmental benefits. He believes it would increase the bureaucratic burden faced by [...]

GM Foods press release(0)

4 September 2008 Euro-MP Robert Sturdy has urged a “fresh, informed and more balanced debate” on genetically modified foods following the results of a study which showed they had no harmful effects on public health. The European Commission’s scientific advisory board, the Joint Research Centre, was commissioned by MEPs in November 2006 by a resolution [...]