nutrition

EU public health approach needs urgent revamp amid rising obesity’s far-reaching fallout

Facing mounting concern from public health experts, the European Commission hosted a high-level conference on 31 January to assess the…

3 years ago

EU must change tack as growing poverty undermines response to obesity crisis

Coming off of three gruelling years of economic downturn, EU citizens have made themselves loud and clear on their priorities…

3 years ago

Nutri-score harms consumers and impedes diversity

Navigating a supermarket during peak hours is most people's nightmare, worse if you’ve forgotten your shopping list, and doubly worse…

3 years ago

The EU chases its tail on food labelling

There can be little doubt that food and fake news are two of the most hotly debated topics in the…

4 years ago

The tide has turned against Nutri-Score

After years of wrangling, the desire for a harmonized and mandatory food label in the EU remains strong on a…

4 years ago

As prices rise, detrimental food policies risk worsening consumer habits

Across Europe, prices are soaring as inflation bites. France is experiencing its highest levels of inflation since the mid-1990s, and…

4 years ago

Nestlé’s Wunda ‘milk’ highlights shortcomings of Nutri-Score system

Nestlé’s new alternative ‘milk’ product, made from yellow peas and branded as Wunda, has ruffled feathers among the Italian food…

5 years ago

Is coffee really that dangerous?

Coffee drinkers across California are dumbfounded by a judge’s decision to stick cancer warnings in coffee shops across the state…

8 years ago