Food & Nutrition News

11 December 2014

Food: EU consumers to benefit from better labelling as of 13 December 2014
The obligation to provide nutrition information will apply from 13 December 2016.

Read more on the European Commission's website:   English   Français   Deutsch
Fact Sheet: Questions and Answers on Food Information to Consumers (available in all official EU languages)

27 November 2014

A healthier future? Four research priority areas for food and diet

How can research in food and diets address how we will live and eat in 2050? By supporting the move towards individualised diets; by ensuring the sustainability of the future food system; by improving our understanding of links between food, nutrients and health; and by focusing on integrated policy-making.
Read the EU report:   English
 

10 April 2014

Better food labeling to fight chronic diseases

As the EU is revising the food labelling regulations, Ilaria Passarani, head of Food and Health department at the European Consumers' Association BEUC calls for a 'traffic-light system' on food packaging.
Read the interview on EurActiv:   English   Français   Deutsch
 

28 February 2014

TeRiFiQ was presented by Dr. Chriatian Salles, project Coordinator, at the Paris International Agriculture Show, Paris, 22nd February-2nd March 2014. Visitors had the opportunity to meet us on the Friday 28th in the frame of the discussion "Comportement, préférences alimentaires et santé" (Behaviour, food preference and health). Link to presentation (in French).  

4 February 2014

TeRiFiQ was present at the 2nd edition of "Rencontres de l'Institut Carnot Qualiment" Nantes, France, 4th February 2014. Presentations and videos available soon on the event website.