european consumers
Food safety: perception of risk amongst European consumers
An understanding of risk perception in consumers is important for the development of effective communication strategies in respect of health risk issues. The recently published Eurobarometer report on ...
European consumers spill the beans on food labels
A pan-European study by the European Food Information Council (EUFIC) that was announced at the First European Food Congress in Slovenia on 8 November 2008, presents food for thought, for those who ...
Simple energy-based front-of-pack label preferred by consumers
Front-of-pack labelling schemes have been developed against a background of concerns about rising obesity levels. Research conducted by the European Food Information Council (EUFIC) in conjunction ...
Who?s who in international and European food safety and nutrition?
Within Europe and across the globe, several official organisations have a remit which includes food safety and nutrition. These organisations publish policy documents, develop strategies, monitor food ...
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
In an interview with EUFIC, Executive Director of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle explains the agency’s role and current activities, and considers the ...
One in four UK consumers look for nutrition information on food labels
New study reveals high awareness and good understanding of nutrition labelling schemes in the UK but a lower use of labels in supermarkets Despite UK shoppers being six times more likely to look at ...
New European Union law REACH regulating the use of chemical substances
The new European Union (EU) law on chemicals and their safe use, known as REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals), came into effect on the 1st June 2007. The aims ...
European Commission seeks action in response to their Nutrition White Paper (podcast)
More information about this podcastRobert Madelin, Director General of the European Commission’s DG SANCO, discusses in his latest interview with EUFIC, the implications of the EU White Paper on ...
European Commission seeks action in response to their Nutrition White Paper (vodcast)
More information about this podcastRobert Madelin, Director General of the European Commission’s DG SANCO, discusses in his latest interview with EUFIC, the implications of the EU White Paper on ...
Learning Healthy Living?Development of a European intervention strategy
The IDEFICS study (Identification and prevention of Dietary- and lifestyle-induced health EFfects In Children and infantS) is a recently launched 5-year multi-centre, pan European epidemiological ...
