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Freshfel Europe’s Annual Event focuses on unravelling misconceptions and proclaiming the true, fresh face of fruits and vegetables
On 25 May Freshfel Europe held its Annual Event 2023 in Brussels. The event brought together over 100 participants, including experts from the fresh produce sector, European Commission professionals, Members of the European Parliament and representatives from...
Freshfel Europe warns the European Commission on far-reaching implications of proposed marketing standards for the pre-cut fruit and vegetables industry
Freshfel Europe warned the European Commission this week on the far-reaching implications of its draft proposal on marketing standards if rules on mandatory country-specific origin labelling are maintained for pre-cut fruit and vegetables. The draft is currently in...
Freshfel Europe’s Consumption Monitor shows that there is still a long way to go to reach the minimum recommendation of 400 g/day of fresh fruit and vegetables
Freshfel Europe’s latest edition of the Consumption Monitor indicates that the average fruit and vegetable consumption in the EU grew to 364,58 g/day/capita in 2021. However, this positive trend that started during the coronavirus pandemic has already been curbed by...
Freshfel Europe on trade and sustainable food systems at the WTO SPS Committee
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...
Fresh produce consumption remains under pressure in Europe
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...
Freshfel Europe exchange on sustainable and reliable logistics infrastructure for fresh produce
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...
Freshfel Europe calls for sustainable & functional harmonized EU packaging rules for fresh fruit & vegetables without discriminatory measures
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...
Freshfel on ‘An EU School Scheme Fit for the Future’
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 the value of...
Freshfel Environmental Footprint Initiative embarks on shadow PEFCR for fruit & vegetables
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...
Harmonised EU legislation key to fresh produce packaging sustainability success
Amid mounting operational complexity and costs, leading fresh produce sustainability experts gathered online on Friday 21 October for Freshfel Europe’s Webinar on ‘National Packaging Legislation’. The webinar brought to light the many difficulties the fresh fruit and...
