Mar 23, 2023 | Press Releases
On Monday 20th March 2023, the World Trade Organization’s SPS Committee hosted a dedicated session on sustainable food systems and related emerging modern SPS challenges that might impact future agricultural trade. Freshfel Europe was invited to provide the fresh...
Jan 30, 2023 | Press Releases
The outlook for consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables remains under pressure in the European union. These are the conclusions from the latest consumption trends discussed in Freshfel Europe through the review of trends in Member States, covering 75% of the EU...
Jan 24, 2023 | Press Releases
Global logistics is expected to turn a corner in 2023 with the increased availability of containers and ships and some easing of the bottlenecks and delays that have been prominent during the past years. For the fresh produce sector however, there is still a need for...
Dec 6, 2022 | Press Releases
Following the release of the European Commission’s proposal for a Regulation on packaging and packaging waste, Freshfel Europe is calling on decision-makers to enact sustainable and functional harmonized EU packaging rules for fresh fruit and vegetables. The current...
Nov 28, 2022 | Press Releases
On 24 November Freshfel Europe’s General Delegate Philippe Binard was one of the keynote speakers at the conference ‘An EU School Scheme Fit for the Future’ hosted by the European Commission. Reviewing the economic aspects of the Scheme, Freshfel stressed...
Nov 2, 2022 | Press Releases
As part of the work of the Freshfel Environmental Footprint Initiative, Freshfel Europe alongside members is embarking on the development of a shadow Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEFCR) for fruit and vegetables. The objective of the shadow PEFCR is...