Food Systems & NCD Prevention
Food is at the heart of well-being. But today’s dominant food system is unsustainable: it is eroding health, disrupting ecosystems and reinforcing socio-economic inequities. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the 21st century’s foremost health threat, responsible for the vast majority of premature deaths and diseases. NCDs are highly preventable.
EPHA advocates for policies to tackle the common risk factors to NCDs, and advance a transition towards resilient, sustainable food systems with health-enabling food environments. EPHA also takes part to STOP Obesity, once and for all.
CAP for Health
Farm to Fork
Preventing NCDs
Latest Developments
The EU must stand by the Farm to Fork Strategy
CSOs statement on the targets and implementation of the Farm to Fork Strategy.
Farm to Fork: Alcohol promotion has no place in a healthy food system – Act now!
Call to MEPs: Vote down paragraph 86 – Own Initiative Report on the EU Farm to Fork Strategy!
Policy briefing I Discovering the role of food environments for sustainable food systems
European food policy should focus on creating enabling food environments that make the healthy and sustainable food choice the default and most desirable one.
Publications
Policy briefing I Food Environments & EU Food Policy
Briefing I Diet and Food Systems for Health, Climate and Planet
Study I Product-based subsidies can increase supply of healthy foods
Paper I Public procurement for sustainable food environments
Analysis & Opinion
To stand up for Europe’s future means to legislate against health-harmful food marketing
Climate change and predatory commercial practices are key threats to young people’s health, well-being and rights.
Exploration I Meat production and consumption in Europe and public health
Significant public health benefits can be had, including globally, from a reconfiguration of the European animal food production and meat consumption system.
Dietary guidelines for co-benefits: a case for European action
To align people’s food choices with dietary guidelines, food environments need to be re-shaped.
EPHA RESPONSES TO CONSULTATIONS ON FOOD SYSTEMS & NCD PREVENTION
2021
Food & agriculture
Contribution to the EU sustainable food systems framework law
Review of the EU school fruit, vegetables and milk scheme – Roadmap
AMR: Animal nutrition – modernisation of EU rules of feed additives
Farm to Fork: EPHA submission on front-of-pack nutrition labelling
Farm to Fork: EPHA submission on nutrient profiles
Farm to Fork: contribution to the Code for responsible business conduct
NCD Prevention
Food labelling – revision of rules on information provided to consumers for alcoholic beverages
Taxation of tobacco products and new products
Alcohol and tobacco bought abroad
Priorities on the Prevention Pillar of Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan
2020
Food & agriculture
Review of EU promotion policy for agricultural products
EU food supply and food security – contingency plan
Animal welfare – evaluation of EU rules
Long-term vision for rural areas
Organic agriculture action plan
NCD Prevention
Cross-border purchase of tobacco and alcohol
Tobacco taxation Directive update
Marketing
EU strategy on the rights of the child (consultation)
EU strategy on the rights of the child (road map)
Children’s rights in relation to the digital environment
2019
Evaluation of the CAP measures applicable to the wine sector
EU farm policy – impact on society and the economy in rural areas
2018
Industrial trans fats in foods – setting a legal limit
Consultation on CAP Strategic Plans
Evaluation of the EU agricultural promotion policy
EU promotion policy for agricultural products, 2019 Work Programme
Pollinators Initiative consultation
TRIS contribution – Irish Public Health Alcohol Bill
2017
Evaluation of the impact of the CAP on climate change and greenhouse gas emissions
Modernising and Simplifying the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
Initiative to improve the Food Supply Chain (Unfair Trading Practices)
Evaluation of the CAP measures applicable to the wine sector
POLICIES FOR HEALTHY FOOD ENVIRONMENTS
What progress is made towards creating empowering food environments in Europe?
Events
Towards a childhood free from unhealthy food marketing
9 November 2021
New opportunities for health in European food & agricultural policies
11 May 2020
Reinventing the food system
3 April 2019
Leveraging Healthy and Sustainable Diets Through Agricultural Policy Reform
12 June 2018
Make health your business
7 September 2017
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Do you have a question?
Meet our Food Systems & NCD Prevention Lead and Scientific Advisors.
Nikolai Pushkarev
Policy Coordinator
nikolai.pushkarev@epha.org
+32 2 233 3876
Dr. Aileen Robertson
EPHA Scientific Advisor on Nutrition Policy
Public Health Nutritionist, University College Copenhagen
Prof. Nick Sheron MD, FRCP
EPHA Scientific Advisor on Alcohol Policy
Professor and Head of Clinical Hepatology within Medicine at the University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital,
Prof. John Britton
EPHA Scientific Advisor on Tobacco Policy
Professor of Epidemiology; Director, UK Centre for Tobacco & Alcohol Studies, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences
