Est. 1min 29-11-2010 (updated: 15-02-2016 ) Food & Responsible Marketing Euractiv is part of the Trust Project >>> Print Email Facebook X LinkedIn WhatsApp Telegram Download PDF Sweden introduces climate labelling for food News | Agrifood 06-07-2009 Est. 2min Sweden is developing standards to help consumers make conscious choices about the impact of their decisions on global warming. Products with at least 25% greenhouse gas savings will be marked in each food category, starting with plant production, dairy and fish products. Supermarkets urged to lead debate on nanotech in foods News | Science & Policymaking 20-01-2010 Est. 2min Big-name retailers like Tesco and Carrefour should help prepare consumers for innovations in the food sector, according to the top civil servant in the EU executive's directorate for health and consumer protection. EU hopes media literacy will ’empower consumers’ News | Health 03-12-2010 Est. 5min Policymakers believe consumers need to be more critical about the messages they receive in the media, as people have little chance of escaping from advertising in today's commercially-filled world. Parliament seeks to rein in ‘unfair’ online advertising News | Health 01-12-2010 Est. 5min Intrusive marketing practices brought on by the Internet have attracted the attention of the European Parliament, with lawmakers concerned about guaranteeing citizens' privacy, said Philippe Juvin MEP in an interview with EURACTIV. ‘Information overload’ feared ahead of vote on food labelling News | Health 03-03-2010 Est. 5min As MEPs prepare to vote on new food labelling rules, manufacturers are concerned that last-minute compromises could see two types of nutritional information appear on the front of packaging, which could overwhelm consumers. EU lawmakers reject colour-coded system for food labels News | Health 17-03-2010 Est. 2min MEPs have rejected calls for a mandatory EU-wide 'traffic light' system for food labels similar to the one currently applied in the UK, much to the disappointment of European consumer and health groups. MEPs want EU to tackle abusive online advertising News | Health 10-11-2010 Est. 2min EU citizens must be protected from abusive advertising practices that have emerged on online social networks, forums and blogs, members of the European Parliament said. EU delays decision on food health claims News | Health 30-09-2010 Est. 2min The European Commission has decided to delay a proposal regarding permitted health claims made on foods until the end of 2011, following concerns by industry and the incapacity of the European Food Safety Agency to deal with the submitted dossiers. EU science advisor: ‘Lots of policies are not based on evidence’ Interview | Agrifood 24-07-2012 Est. 17minPoliticians sometimes shy away from science, but they should be clear about why they reject scientific evidence in future, the European Commission’s first chief scientific advisor told EURACTIV. In an interview, she says GMOs are a good example of where policy has trumped science. Heart health expert: Consumers deserve ‘useful’ food information Interview | Health 15-06-2010 Est. 10min Ahead of a European Parliament vote tomorrow (16 June) on a European Commission proposal for a Regulation on the Provision of Food Information to Consumers, the director of the European Heart Network (EHN) called on MEPs to back "fair presentation" of the nutritional content of food products. Nutrition and health claims made on foods Policy Brief | Science & Policymaking 06-12-2004 Est. 1minA new EU regulation on nutrition and health claims, such as 'low fat', 'helps your body resist stress' or 'purifies your organism', entered into force on 1 July 2007. Advertising and Consumer Rights Policy Brief | Innovation & Industry 06-11-2009 Est. 1min Traditionally, EU laws on advertising applied to print and broadcast media, but as adverts increasingly migrate to an unregulated online world, lawmakers and consumer groups are exploring ways to ensure that digital marketing does not infringe consumer rights. EU agreement on food labelling taking shape News | Agrifood 02-12-2010 Est. 6min Member states are nearing a deal on new food labelling rules that would leave wiggle room for industry to use their own labelling schemes and choose whether to show nutritional information on the front or back of a product's packaging. The big debate: Are food ads to blame for child obesity? News | Agrifood 30-11-2010 Est. 6min While the food industry has taken a series of initiatives to restrict advertising of unhealthy products to children, consumer groups are not convinced and call for the development of stricter criteria. EURACTIV hears arguments from both sides of the debate in parallel interviews. Europe to assess advertisers’ pledges on child obesity News | Agrifood 29-11-2010 Est. 5min The European Union is due to assess the advertising industry's commitment to self-regulation when it comes to marketing unhealthy foods to children, as concerns mount over child obesity. Danone withdraws health claims on yoghurts News | Health 16-04-2010 Est. 2min French food group Danone withdrew health claim applications on two of its bestselling yoghurts on Thursday (15 April), citing confusion about what scientific evidence was required from the company under the process to validate the claims. MEP: Marketing techniques need to respect privacy Interview | Health 01-12-2010 Est. 5min Intrusive marketing practices brought on by the Internet have attracted the attention of the European Parliament, with lawmakers concerned about guaranteeing citizens' privacy, said Philippe Juvin MEP in an interview with EURACTIV. Advertisers: Marketing given disproportionate focus in obesity debate Interview | Agrifood 30-11-2010 Est. 18min Marketing and advertising have been unfairly portrayed as the "bad guys" in the obesity debate, argues Will Gilroy from the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) in an interview with EURACTIV. Consumer group: Food ads still targeted at kids Interview | Agrifood 30-11-2010 Est. 17min Despite industry pledges, children are still being targeted in food adverts and such ads are moving from television to other media such as the Internet, says Ruth Veale of European consumers' organisation BEUC in an interview with EURACTIV. Food information for consumers Policy Brief | Science & Policymaking 10-05-2010 Est. 1minThe EU is considering strict new food labelling rules to help consumers make healthy choices and tackle obesity, which has become a serious public health concern. MEP: ‘Taxing fatty foods won’t help curb obesity’ Interview | Agrifood 28-04-2009 Est. 7min Clearer food labelling and awareness-raising campaigns can help prevent an obesity epidemic in Europe, Liberal Romanian MEP Magor Imre Csibi told EURACTIV in an interview. But taxing high-fat foods is not part of the solution, he added. Fight against obesity Policy Brief | Sports 17-10-2007 Est. 1min Sedentary modern lifestyles and over-eating have raised obesity to the number one public health challenge of the 21st century, with rapidly increasing childhood obesity of particular concern to western nations. The Commission has given the food industry and advertising sector until 2010 to clean up its act. No risk with GMO food, says EU chief scientific advisor News | Science & Policymaking 24-07-2012 Est. 4minEXCLUSIVE: Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are no riskier than their conventionally farmed equivalents, the European Commission’s Chief Scientific Advisor Anne Glover has told EURACTIV in an exclusive interview, calling for countries impeding GMO use to be put to proof.
