Consumers Come First Conference - Panel 1 on Food Information to Consumers (2/4)
Published at : November 25, 2021
On November 10th 2021, SAFE hosted the Consumers Come First: Towards a More Sustainable Food System Conference.
The conference sought to analyse current challenges hampering proper #foodinformation to consumers and aimed at finding pathways towards a more inclusive and sustainable food system.
The conference’s 3 panels individually addressed:
1 - labelling and nutrition, and notably the current challenges and opportunities related to food information
2 - food contact materials (FCMs) and the health issues linked to the lack of information on the issue
3 - bringing together perspectives from around the world in an attempt to define the term « natural » for food products
Panelists for the whole day included:
- Natasha Foote (agri-food and health reporter at EURACTIV), conference moderator
- Floriana Cimmarusti (Secretary General, SAFE)
- Stella Kyriakides (Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, European Commission)
- Herbert Dorfmann (MEP, EPP)
- Dirk Jacobs (Deputy Director, Food&DrinkEurope)
- Sabine Pelssner (Head of Unit Food Information and composition, European Commission)
- Nikolai Pushkarev (Policy Coordinator, EPHA)
- Piernicola Pedicini (MEP, Greens/EFA)
- Alberto Mantovani (Director of Research, Istituto Superiore di Sanità)
- Jonathan Briggs (Policy Officer, European Commission)
- Stefan Scheuer (Chief EU Policy, ChemTrust)
- Sidsel Dyekjær (Regulatory Manager, Varefakta)
- Francisco Guerreiro (MEP, Greens/EFA)
- Livia Menichetti (Director General, EHPM)
- Bruno Viano (Managing Partner, ETHICA sry)
- Joanna Grainger (Minister Counsellor for Agriculture, Australian Mission to the European Union)
- Federica Dolce (EU Policy Manager, SAFE)
In this second video, watch Herbert Dorfmann (MEP, EPP), Dirk Jacobs (Deputy Director, Food&DrinkEurope), Sabine Pelssner (Head of Unit Food Information and composition, European Commission) & Nikolai Pushkarev (Policy Coordinator, EPHA) participate in our panel discussion on food information to consumers and discuss how labeling and nutrition can contribute to ensuring sustainable and healthy diets.
For more info and content, follow us on Twitter @SafeFoodEurope and on Facebook @SAFEFoodAdvocacy, or visit our website at safefoodadvocacy.eu!
The conference sought to analyse current challenges hampering proper #foodinformation to consumers and aimed at finding pathways towards a more inclusive and sustainable food system.
The conference’s 3 panels individually addressed:
1 - labelling and nutrition, and notably the current challenges and opportunities related to food information
2 - food contact materials (FCMs) and the health issues linked to the lack of information on the issue
3 - bringing together perspectives from around the world in an attempt to define the term « natural » for food products
Panelists for the whole day included:
- Natasha Foote (agri-food and health reporter at EURACTIV), conference moderator
- Floriana Cimmarusti (Secretary General, SAFE)
- Stella Kyriakides (Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, European Commission)
- Herbert Dorfmann (MEP, EPP)
- Dirk Jacobs (Deputy Director, Food&DrinkEurope)
- Sabine Pelssner (Head of Unit Food Information and composition, European Commission)
- Nikolai Pushkarev (Policy Coordinator, EPHA)
- Piernicola Pedicini (MEP, Greens/EFA)
- Alberto Mantovani (Director of Research, Istituto Superiore di Sanità)
- Jonathan Briggs (Policy Officer, European Commission)
- Stefan Scheuer (Chief EU Policy, ChemTrust)
- Sidsel Dyekjær (Regulatory Manager, Varefakta)
- Francisco Guerreiro (MEP, Greens/EFA)
- Livia Menichetti (Director General, EHPM)
- Bruno Viano (Managing Partner, ETHICA sry)
- Joanna Grainger (Minister Counsellor for Agriculture, Australian Mission to the European Union)
- Federica Dolce (EU Policy Manager, SAFE)
In this second video, watch Herbert Dorfmann (MEP, EPP), Dirk Jacobs (Deputy Director, Food&DrinkEurope), Sabine Pelssner (Head of Unit Food Information and composition, European Commission) & Nikolai Pushkarev (Policy Coordinator, EPHA) participate in our panel discussion on food information to consumers and discuss how labeling and nutrition can contribute to ensuring sustainable and healthy diets.
For more info and content, follow us on Twitter @SafeFoodEurope and on Facebook @SAFEFoodAdvocacy, or visit our website at safefoodadvocacy.eu!
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