Foodwatch
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| Founded | 2002 |
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| Founder | Thilo Bode |
| Focus | Consumer rights |
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Area served
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Germany |
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Key people
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Thilo Bode, president |
| Slogan | Foodwatch fights for consumers' rights |
| Website | www.foodwatch.de |
Foodwatch is a European organization that focuses on protecting 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 2012[update] the organization was active in Germany and the Netherlands.
In 2008 they reported that uranium concentrations in German tap water exceeded the permitted levels.[5]
An important aspect of Foodwatch's activities consists of investigating manufacturers claims in marketing campaigns and on packaging. Each year Foodwatch delivers the Goldener Windbeutel (German)/Gouden windei (Dutch), given to the product whose packaging is the most misleading as voted on by visitors to the website. In 2009 the award went to Actimel.[6] In the 2012 campaign, Foodwatch criticized Becel pro-active, a Unilever product which is supposed to lower the risk of coronary disease. Foodwatch demanded Unilver stop selling the product,[7] leading to considerable scrutiny of the product and countercriticism by the manufacturer.[8]
References
- ↑ A German Battle over Food Labeling 18/04/2008 Business Week Magazine
- ↑ Foodwatch: ¡ojo al bife! 18/10/2002 Deutsche Welle (Spanish)
- ↑ Greenpeace. Cambio de rumbo El Mundo (Spanish)
- ↑ El escándalo del nitrofeno vuelve a surgir en Alemania 06/11/2002 Consumer (Spanish)
- ↑ Denuncian que el agua del grifo en Alemania contiene más uranio de lo permitido 05/08/2008 El Mundo (Spanish)
- ↑ Actimel: Premio a la mentira publicitaria más insolente 29/03/2009 Cantabria Liberal (Spanish)
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