Context Agriculture and agri-food constitute, together, one of the European Union’s main economic strengths. With a total turnover of €1 350 billion per year and 14 million jobs, agriculture and agri-food are not only one of Europe’s leading business sectors, but also one of its principal sources of employment. It is second only to the […]
Our Works
FOOD CHAIN - 5 April 2022
NUTRITION & FOOD POLICIES: TIME FOR A REAL EU NUTRITION STRATEGY
In the context of the French presidency of the EU and the upcoming French presidential elections, two French doctors called for the next President to establish a real, coherent, and efficient European nutrition strategy that should find its basis in education and, notably schools as a tool to address the obesity pandemic and reverse the trends in childhood obesity. On the same side are some major European NGOs that, on World’s Obesity Day (March 4th), plead to the EU member states to address (limiting) the marketing of HSSF to children.
The international scientific committee that gathers scientists from the EU countries that have adopted the Nutri-Score is preparing the ground for harmonisation so to ease the usage of the nutritional label by new actors amongst their market and to open it possibly to others countries in the EU.
In Germany, while the government is pushing for dietary changes involving reduction of meat consumption, Doctors’ association call for tax exemptions for fruit and vegetables.
full note available on FE Members’ area
Written by Farm Europe