- 🌱Packed room at today’s event in the @europarl.europa.eu on plant based foods. Clear interest from across the political spectrum about how the EU can move to more production *and* more consumption of #plantbased food!
- 🌱Interested in attending our event An EU Action Plan for Plant-based Foods on 11 June in the European Parliament? 🥕 Check it out and register 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/1GKk...
- MEP Wiesek @reneweurope.bsky.social makes lots of good points in his introductory remarks. 💚Plant based diets are an essential component of the transition to more sustainable food systems. 💚We have an inspiring example of how to do it from 🇩🇰. 💚Not about eliminating choices but expanding them!
- Interesting figures from DG AGRI’s Laurent Mercier: 🌍Globally 40% of protein comes from animal sources 🇪🇺In Europe that figure is 60% We need ~81g protein/per kilo of body weight but we’re consuming 121g- 50% more than required
- Götz Brandau, LIDL, makes the point that it’s easy to point the figure at consumers but you need to make sure the offer is there for them. Having plant based options in the product categories at the supermarket is key!
- @beuc.eu Director @arcapde.bsky.social highlights the excoriating rise of NCDs in Europe as well as the worrying levels of childhood #obesity. Consumers want to eat healthier and more sustainably but the #foodenvironments we live in push them in the wrong direction. Needs tackled!
- Fraser Goodwin of @epha-eu.bsky.social: Poor diets are much more than just personal choices. Highlights the report from @beuc.eu @epha-eu.bsky.social and @eurogroupforanimals.org ‘The Illusion of Choice’ - it is #foodenvironments which need changed www.beuc.eu/sites/defaul...Jun 11, 2025 16:50
