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Freshfel Europe & members launch Environmental Footprint Initiative for fresh produce supply chain
Freshfel Europe along with members have launched the Freshfel Environmental Footprint Initiative for the fresh produce supply chain. In light of upcoming EU legislation requiring environmental footprint accountability as well as increasing demand along the chain for...
Freshfel Europe welcomes EU measures to enhance global food security but concerns remain for fruit & vegetable market stability
Freshfel Europe welcomes the announcement from the European Commission on 23 March of short and medium-term actions to enhance global security and support European farmers and consumers in response to the current food supply chain crisis. However, the EU fresh produce...
Fruit & vegetables seek new perspective for the European fresh produce sector in time of geopolitical turmoil
The fresh fruit and vegetables sector is exposed to unprecedented business conditions resulting from the combined effects of increased costs in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic and the geopolitical instability in the Eastern part of the European continent. These...
Freshfel Europe calls for intensified support for the EU fruit and vegetable sector facing the Belarus embargo
The Belarus embargo began on 1 January 2022, affecting EU fruit and vegetable exports for possibly longer than 6 months and will further compromise the position of the EU fresh produce export business. The fresh produce sector is essential and price-sensitive, with...
Freshfel Europe calls for support of the European Commission to secure more time and flexibility for an orderly and less impacting introduction of the new French plastic packaging legislation on the fruit and vegetable sector
On 1 January 2022, a new legislation banning plastic packaging will come into force in France. The new law -No. 2020-105 of 10th February 2020 - also known as the “AGEC law" adopted the European Directive (EU) 2019/904 on the reduction of the impact of certain...
Freshfel Europe urges the sector to act now to fill the gap of consumption with minimum health recommendation
“Reaching the recommended 400 gr per day by adding one piece of fruit or vegetables in the daily diet of European consumers would boost European market size by 15 Mio T and be beneficial for the environment, the climate, and the health of European citizens” On the...
Freshfel Europe expresses deep concerns about the Belarus embargo on the import of European fruit and vegetables worth 300 million €
On 6th December 2021, Belarus decided to respond to the latest international sanctions by implementing an embargo on food import into the country for food products originating from the European Union but also the UK, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, North Macedonia,...
Fruit & vegetables part of European & worldwide solution for a healthy planet & people in the face of climate change
As COP26 gets underway in Glasgow, Freshfel Europe urges EU and global decision-makers not to underestimate the role fruit and vegetables can play in achieving a healthy planet and people. COP26 discussions on climate issues to accelerate action towards the goals of...
Freshfel Europe urges EU & UK to prioritise talks on ‘best case’ SPS convergence agreement whilst securing trade facilitation preparation in light of further postponement of SPS controls
The fresh produce sector warmly welcomes the UK government’s announcement on 14 September that the requirement of phyto certificate and SPS checks will be postponed for a further 6 months period, until 1 July 2022. This follows Freshfel Europe’s vocal support for...
Freshfel Europe calls on European authorities to build on the momentum of significant policy review to promote a plant-based diet
On the occasion of the two-day conference of the European Commission on the Agri-food promotion policy review (12-13 July 2021), Freshfel Europe is calling on European authorities to build on the momentum of the policy developments emerging from the Green Deal, the...
