Reversing the European health crisis with fresh fruit and vegetables

The release this week of the latest EAT-Lancet report on “healthy, sustainable and just food systems” is well aligned with the repeated calls of Freshfel Europe to have a drastic shift in policies influencing food systems. A holistic review of agriculture, fiscal, health, environmental and education policies in the European Union is urgently needed.

Ambiguous EU food policy

While the level of fruit and vegetables consumption remains way too low compared to health and sustainability recommendations, the current food policy environment continues reinforcing the position of ultra-processed food. This has far-reaching implications such as the downfall of European citizen’s health and an environmental footprint for agriculture and food incompatible with the EU climate ambition.

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