No proof? EUFIC questions study suggesting link between vegetarian diets and hip fractures
FOODPathS: Towards a new EU partnership to co-create and co-fund research & innovation activities that make our food systems sustainable
To coordinate EU policy priorities on food, the EU-funded project FOODPathS kicked off with seventeen key network organisations last Friday. The project will set up a prototype of the European “Partnership for Sustainable Food Systems (SFS) for people, planet and climate” - a new European governance model to co-fund future research and innovation (R&I) activities at local, national and EU level.
Researchers call for critical consensus on processed foods definition
Lack of professional consensus hinders public health communications about processed foods
Food, nutrition and health experts don’t always agree on terms and concepts surrounding processed foods, according to a new research from the University of Surrey. Published in Frontiers in Nutrition, the research, suggests that food scientific experts and stakeholders need to quickly reach a consensus when it comes to processed foods to benefit consumers and improve health outcomes.
Increased fish consumption may be associated with skin cancer risk, study finds
Is high fish intake really linked to cancer risk?
EUFIC granted EU4Health Programme contribution to promote public health in Europe
The European Food Information Council (EUFIC) welcomes being awarded the EU4Health (EU4H) Programme operating grant for 2022, as part of the EU’s largest programme to boost public health in Europe. Launched as a response to the Covid-19 pandemic, EU4H is managed by the European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA), and it is aimed at improving and fostering health in the European Union.
Titanium dioxide ban comes into force, companies have six months to adjust
Caterers and restaurants see boost in public trust following pandemic
Caterers and restaurants saw a significant boost to public trust in the past year because of the pandemic, according to a new survey of trust in the food industry-funded by EIT Food.
