by European Public Health Alliance | Sep 17, 2020 | Climate Emergency & EU Green Deal, Farm to Fork, Food, Drink and Agriculture
198 European and national health and environment NGOs, Members of the European Parliament, academics, business leaders and trade associations, led by the former European Commissioner for the Environment, Janez Potočnik (now Chair of the RISE Foundation and the Forum... 
by European Public Health Alliance | Sep 14, 2020 | Farm to Fork, Food, Drink and Agriculture, Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs), Sustainable Development Goals
In its response to the public consultation on EU promotion policy for agricultural products, EPHA calls for a full revision of the policy.The current objective of promotion policy is to “enhance the competitiveness of the Union agricultural sector”, a narrow aim which... 
by European Public Health Alliance | Aug 4, 2020 | Chemicals and Pesticides, Farm to Fork, Food, Drink and Agriculture | Latest Developments
In its response to the public consultation on the revision of the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive, EPHA encourages measure to reduce the use of pesticides. The extensive use of pesticides in agriculture over the last decades has led to widespread exposure to... 
by European Public Health Alliance | May 20, 2020 | Farm to Fork, Food, Drink and Agriculture | Latest Developments
20 May 2020. The EU Farm to Fork Strategy is the most coherent attempt yet to respond to the fundamental challenges plaguing our food systems. Published today and aimed at designing a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system, it gets a good number of... 
by Nikolai Pushkarev | Apr 30, 2020 | Farm to Fork, Food, Drink and Agriculture | Analysis & Opinion
In two exceptionally lucid reports, EU scientific advisors overturn the ‘business as usual’ approach to European food policy. Published in April by the European Commission’s Scientific Advice Mechanism (SAM), these papers herald a silent revolution... 
by European Public Health Alliance | Apr 16, 2020 | CAP & Health, Farm to Fork, Food, Drink and Agriculture | Latest Developments, Health Inequalities, Social Determinants
EPHA joins 27 other organisations in highlighting the critical importance of good working conditions for food chain workers for ensuring food and nutrition security and food system resilience. The statement recommends both urgent measures with a view to COVID-19 and...
