Sustainable and healthy food (Special reports)

Special reports written by EurActiv in December 2013.

+ EU gradually turning green in food security debate
With the world's population expected to rise to nine billion by 2050, European regulators are pushing for a gradually greener approach to food sustainability, warning that demand for food could cause a number of related crises, such as runaway carbon emissions, waste and obesity.

+ CAP reform favours the greening, not the individual industry
European regulators and producers alike are confident that the change in the balance of direct payments, redrawn in the Common Agriculture Policy, will improve ‘greening’ practices and ultimately boost demand and productions for more natural foods.

+ Health experts call for EU to move on eating habits
Health campaigners are calling for the European Commission to take action to alter people’s eating habits and curb rising obesity, but officials are wary that such a move may expose them to “nanny state” complaints, sources say.

+ Soyfood chief calls for harmonised GM food labels
The president of the European Natural Soyfood Manufacturers Association (ENSA), Bernard Deryckere, has called on the EU to better direct consumers towards foods that are not genetically-modified, perhaps by introducing GM-free labels across the food industry.

+ Brussels: reducing waste first piece in food resource puzzle
To tackle pollution and climate change, policy-makers, NGOs and industry alike support more vegetables in Europeans' diets, while insisting on better use of resources and waste-management.

• Primary Source

EurActiv, 02.12.13: EU gradually turning green in food security debate http://www.euractiv.com/general/europe-food-production-crossroad-news-532057

EurActiv, 03.12.13: CAP reform favours the greening, not the individual industry http://www.euractiv.com/specialreport-sustainable-health/cap-reform-favours-greening-indu-news-532103

EurActiv, 04.12.13: Health experts call for EU to move on eating habits http://www.euractiv.com/specialreport-sustainable-health/health-experts-call-eu-move-eati-news-532126

EurActiv, 06.12.13: Soyfood chief calls for harmonised GM food labels http://www.euractiv.com/specialreport-food-nutrition-sec/soyfood-chief-calls-harmonised-g-news-532156

EurActiv, 06.12.13: Brussels: reducing waste first piece in food resource puzzle http://www.euractiv.com/specialreport-sustainable-health/eu-tackle-waste-sustainable-food-news-532184

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