Towards sustainable food consumption
SAPEA Report released in June 2023 highlights healthy and sustainable food consumption as a key component of the EU’s transition towards a sustainable food system.
The report presents the relevant issues to shape the ongoing transformation: Food system impacts, Food environment and consumer behaviour, Policies and strategies, by going into detail and providing key messages in the following areas:
- Food systems, food environments and their drivers
- Nutritional and environmental food system outcomes
- Consumer behaviour: Barriers to sustainable and healthy food consumption
- Shaping the food environment for healthy and sustainable diets
- Selected examples of policies to promote healthy and sustainable food consumption
- Evidence-based policy elements
SAPEA informs the Scientific Opinion of the European Commission Group of Chief Scientific Advisors, being part of the Scientific Advice Mechanism.
Latest Reports, scientific publications
The 2024 European Union report on pesticide residues in food – EFSA
Food safety implications of recycled plastics and alternative food contact materials
“Artificial intelligence for food safety – A literature synthesis, real-world applications and regulatory frameworks”
Food safety in the EU – Special EUROBAROMETER Report
Microbiological and chemical risks in foods: Public perception versus risk ranking
Food safety foresight: approaches to identify future food safety issues
Most Interesting Reports, scientific publications
Advancing EFSA’s regulatory science: Updated research and innovation needs
Institutional food safety risk communication – A self-evaluation tool and its interpretation
Virtual social labs – requirements and limitations for online settings to be effective