The 2024 Annual Activity Report of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) highlights our key achievements, challenges, and progress in delivering this mission. Throughout the year, we remained committed to Strategy...
This study focuses on the recent development of the market for plant-based seafood substitutes and the challenges that it has generated for the EU fisheries sector in terms of labelling. The study shows that potential...
The Commission carried out a study to look at consumer behaviours concerning food waste and date marking. The study covered over 25000 participants from across all 27 EU Member States, who were asked to report on how ...
The Commission carried out a study to look at consumer behaviours concerning food waste and date marking. The study covered over 25000 participants from across all 27 EU Member States, who were asked to report on how ...
The Commission carried out a study to look at consumer behaviours concerning food waste and date marking. The study covered over 25000 participants from across all 27 EU Member States, who were asked to report on how ...
The Commission carried out a study to look at consumer behaviours concerning food waste and date marking. The study covered over 25000 participants from across all 27 EU Member States, who were asked to report on how ...
The Commission carried out a study to look at consumer behaviours concerning food waste and date marking. The study covered over 25000 participants from across all 27 EU Member States, who were asked to report on how ...
The Commission carried out a study to look at consumer behaviours concerning food waste and date marking. The study covered over 25000 participants from across all 27 EU Member States, who were asked to report on how ...
The Commission carried out a study to look at consumer behaviours concerning food waste and date marking. The study covered over 25000 participants from across all 27 EU Member States, who were asked to report on how ...
The Commission carried out a study to look at consumer behaviours concerning food waste and date marking. The study covered over 25000 participants from across all 27 EU Member States, who were asked to report on how ...
The Commission carried out a study to look at consumer behaviours concerning food waste and date marking. The study covered over 25000 participants from across all 27 EU Member States, who were asked to report on how ...
The Commission carried out a study to look at consumer behaviours concerning food waste and date marking. The study covered over 25000 participants from across all 27 EU Member States, who were asked to report on how ...
Cross-border healthcare refers to healthcare received by an individual outside of their Member State of affiliation. EU citizens have the right to receive healthcare in any EU country and to be reimbursed for cross-bo...
The exposure of the general population in Europe, as reported in the published literature reviews, remains below the exposure limits recommended in Council Recommendation 1999/519/EC. There are no systematic reviews a...
The purpose of this report is to provide a comprehensive analysis of the EU school scheme, focusing specifically on its regional and local aspects. The scheme, introduced for the first time in 2017 as a follow-up to t...
This knowledge review provides an overview of initial analyses on the impact on food security and nutrition due to the sudden cuts in Official Development Assistance (ODA) in the USA and to reductions by other OECD co...
This study contributes to the growing body of evidence on the implementation of taxes on high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) products in EU Member States. It provides a foundation for initial discussions with EU Member...
This report provides an analysis of the current financial and techno-economic landscape in Europe, with a specific focus on the role of public organizations investing in innovative companies. While the primary focus i...
2024 was a year that saw Europe face numerous challenges, yet make significant strides in food safety. This annual report of the Alert and Cooperation Network (ACN) is an opportune moment to take stock of the evolving...
Algae – both seaweed and microalgae – are gaining recognition for their nutritional and functional benefits in food. As of February 2024, the European Commission’s Novel Food Status Catalogue includes 56 algae s...
KitNewCare has launched a free online course to help healthcare professionals reduce the environmental impact of kidney care, offering practical strategies to make clinical practice more sustainable.
This report examines the emerging field of exposomics, which studies the cumulative impact of environmental exposures on human health. It highlights the limitations of established environmental health research and adv...
This report provides an update on progress towards the Sustainable Development Goal Target (SDG) 3.3 and other main global and regional targets for eliminating HIV, viral hepatitis, tuberculosis (TB) and sexually tran...
Formulating evidence-based policies for public health is a complex task. Decision-making must explicitly consider the best available evidence, and contextual factors, as well as the insights of decision-makers, stakeh...
Globally, more than 300 million people are living with viral hepatitis and there are more than one million people die each year due to liver disease caused by hepatitis. Effective prevention and control strategies exi...
As stated in Article 8 of the Regulation (EU) 2022/2371 on Serious Cross-Border Threats to Health, ECDC has the responsibility, in coordination with relevant Union agencies and bodies, to conduct Public Health Emergen...
Global catches of sole species reached 20.779 tonnes in 20221, consisting almost entirely of the common sole. Catches decreased by 43% compared to 2013. In 2022, the EU accounted for 66% of total catches with the Neth...
The European Green Deal, the Farm to Fork Strategy and the Sustainable Blue Economy Communication identify algae as an important source of alternative protein for a sustainable food system and global food security. Th...
This document comes at a historical point in time for EFSA: an amendment to the General Food Law came into effect in 2021 that increased its responsibilities towards EU citizens; EU-wide policy developments, such as t...
Protecting minors online is one of the key pillars of the DSA, which contains an obligation for all online platforms to provide a high level of privacy, safety and security for minors using their services. The Europea...
Illicit drug use and trafficking are global issues, threatening the health and security of EU citizens. Today’s drug situation is complex, with potent substances being produced, trafficked and sold on an unprecedent...
The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the need for robust open data infrastructures to support data-driven public health decision-making, particularly for controlling infectious diseases. Current open data policies often ...
Depression is a central marker in mental health issues due to its widespread prevalence, significant disability burden, and extensive social and economic impacts. The COVID-19 pandemic, ongoing conflicts, natural disa...
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is an integral part of the EU food safety system, set up in 2002 to serve as an impartial source of scientific advice to risk managers and to communicate on risks associated w...
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is an integral part of the EU food safety system, set up in 2002 to serve as an impartial source of scientific advice to risk managers and to communicate on risks associated w...
Food use is a crucial point concerning the community involved in the evaluation of algae. Indeed, the possibility of increasing the supply in terms of economy and therefore of benefiting from the huge diversity of fun...
Restorative ocean farming is a term used interchangeably with regenerative ocean farming or regenerative aquaculture. Regenerative aquaculture is defined as a form of commercial aquaculture that supports initiatives t...
SDG2 (Zero Hunger) aims to achieve food security and productive and sustainable agri-food systems. It also underpins the achievement of many other SDGs, including the goals related to health, climate action and biodiv...
Waste prevention is central to the circular economy and plays a critical role in addressing climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. It helps reduce resource extraction, manufacturing and transportation, and l...
The year 2023 marks the third year in which there was a recovery in the figures for TB diagnosis and treatment, following an unprecedented drop in 2020, due to COVID-19- related disruptions. This has reversed the dama...
Are you a project or an initiative working to transform the food system? Do you want to share your experience and increase your impact? Then this opportunity is for you!
The European Green Deal aims for climate neutrality by 2050 while ensuring a fair transition. However, policies have largely overlooked gender and intersectional factors, leading to unequal impacts across social group...
In 2024, ECDC conducted a survey on public health workforce capacity in the field of prevention and control of infectious diseases in the EU/EEA. This was in response to requests from several European Member States to...
As the amended ECDC Founding Regulation and the Regulation on serious cross-border threats to health (SCBTH Regulation) came into force in December 2022, the ECDC long-term Strategy 2021–2027 has been adapted to inc...
The EU’s action on rare diseases strives to improve access to knowledge, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with rare diseases through funding research on rare diseases and newborn screening, making available dedi...
Food policy project – CLEVERFOOD – has produced a factsheet with insights and practical tips for promoting plant-based policies. The factsheet draws on the lessons learned in Denmark where effective strategies hav...
Food sustainability is becoming an increasingly central topic in our daily lives. But how can we integrate it effectively into education, awareness-raising, and practical activities?
This factsheet provides an overview of the European Universities alliance, including on its partners, focus areas, vision and activities undertaken. It relates to the pioneering new learning opportunities across borde...
Global Atlantic salmon production reached 2,9 million tonnes in 2022, a 37% increase from 2013, with aquaculture dominating and wild catches accounting for less than 0,1%. Norway is the largest producer, contributing ...
Our food choices shape the planet. From farms to our plates, sustainable eating impacts biodiversity, climate, and social justice. A travelling exhibition and a visionary farmer are working to transform the global foo...
To support the Cancer Mission, a series of focus groups were organised with citizens in six EU Member States: Bulgaria, Czechia, Finland, France, Lithuania, and Malta. Focus groups addressed cancer awareness, preventi...
The original full study reviews the potential of the European Social Security Pass (ESSPASS) as a tool for the enforcement of labour and social security rights. It first explains the initiative's background, discussin...
The creation of favourable food environments that make sustainable food choices easier to consumers is critical to the EU transition to a more sustainable food system. An important barrier to sustainable food choices ...
This paper provides a broad overview of the emerging challenges connected with disinformation in the area of health, how it spreads and the damage it causes. The report highlights proposed or implemented measures at n...
The purpose of this report is to provide the European Commission with an interim evaluation of EIT Health. While the report accounts for developments from 2016 onwards, the main focus is on developments in 2021-2022. ...
This report explores ways to boost stakeholder engagement in EU bioeconomy policy, a crucial step in shaping a sustainable and circular economy. After identifying key gaps and opportunities, the study proposes seven r...
There are significant gaps in EU-funded research on childhood cancer and environmental determinants. Of 2,757 cancer-related projects, only 51 focus on childhood cancer, with minimal exploration of environmental links...
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries in the EU / European Economic Area have established applied behavioural and social science, or ‘Behavioural Insights’ (BI), units or networks to make recommenda...
This report compiles the case studies carried out as part of the Study on the effectiveness of health information on alcoholic beverages, conducted for HaDEA and DG SANTE. The case studies are aimed at understanding t...
: Pieces of food disappearing into a bin with every wrong answer and neighbours crafting recipes together with vegetables from their “edible district”. Where dry statistics fail, fun and emotions prove powerful to...
The COVID-19 pandemic made healthcare digitalisation a more important part of our lives. We examined whether the Commission’s actions to support member states in digitalising their healthcare systems were effective....
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries in the EU / European Economic Area have established applied behavioural and social science, or ‘Behavioural Insights’ (BI), units or networks to make recommenda...
The 2024 ECDC influenza survey on national vaccination recommendations and coverage used and adapted the previous ECDC-funded survey conducted by the Vaccine European New Integrated Collaboration Effort (VENICE) proje...
This Policy Brief Document was developed in collaboration with researchers and experts on palliative care and through a series of workshops. It summarises the results of research projects, providing evidence on the va...
EU food systems resemble complex webs of relationships spanning supply chains, consumption patterns, ecosystems, human health, and planetary boundaries and demanding systemic approaches for fostering a transition towa...
The Farm to Fork Strategy has recognised the necessity of intensifying efforts to combat fraudulent practices within the agri-food chain while simultaneously enhancing traceability and alert systems to improve coordin...
The aim of this report is twofold. Firstly, it illustrates the latest refinements applied to a food waste model based on material flow analysis, which performs yearly estimations of food waste generated by food catego...
CULTIVATE project calls on stakeholders to share insights and help design its five Food Sharing Compass toolsFirst sentence: The CULTIVATE Project is excited to announce the launch of a new survey designed to gather c...
Nine months after the project began, the prototype for PANPOC, a pioneering Point-of-Care diagnostic system has been successfully 3D printed by PAIR partners.
We audited the EU’s financial support for health systems in partner countries over three programming periods. We carried out a documentary analysis and we examined projects in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Con...
On 16 October 2024, KitNewCare will host its Innovation Challenge, an event designed to foster collaborative innovation towards achieving sustainability in kidney care.
Aureli Soria-Frisch, director of Starlab Barcelona has led an extraordinary journey into the field of consciousness research. Starlab brought together research teams from across Europe to work on a European collaborat...
There is no health without mental health. In a complex world full of change, people’s mental wellbeing is under significant pressure. The Commission’s comprehensive approach to mental health, adopted in June 2023,...
We are thrilled to announce the launch of the KitNewCare project presentation video. This video provides an overview of the project, outlining its key aims, innovations, and the impact it seeks to make on kidney care ...
From the Webinar Series, via the Buddy Visits, to the Lisbon Bootcamp: immerse yourself in the progress the CULTIVATEs' Food Sharing Initiatives have made so far
There is no health without mental health. In a complex world full of change, people’s mental wellbeing is under significant pressure. The Commission’s comprehensive approach to mental health, adopted in June 2023,...
This evaluation report is part of the interim evaluation of Horizon Europe activities related to the Green Transition. It presents the assessment of the EIT Food against the evaluation criteria of relevance, coherence...
The "CLEVERFOOD for everyone” exhibition takes its name from the EU-funded project launching it. What people eat has a significant impact on health, society and the planet. Through this exhibition, EU citizens of al...
In response to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the needs of EU Member States and policy makers related to antigen testing, DG SANTE and the JRC set up a structured targeted approach, which also facil...
If the AIDS epidemic is to be brought to end by 2030, it is crucial to combat HIV-related stigma and discrimination in healthcare settings, as per United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goal 3 Target 3.3 [1] and ...
This Handbook is intended to act as a reference for those agri-food producers planning for, or in the process of entering, the Australian market. This Handbook provides step-by-step guides on entering the agri-food ma...
This Handbook is intended to act as a reference for those agri-food producers planning for, or in the process of entering, the Thai market. This Handbook provides step-by-step guides on entering the agri-food market i...
Nanoparticles may be the future of the fight against pancreatic cancer, but also tumours that currently have no cure options. A video news release provides a synthesis of the ULISES project milestones.
Eric Spierings, Associate Professor and Medical Immunologist at the University Medical Center of Utrecht, explains to us how his team is contributing to ULISES’ goals in fighting cancer.
Access to healthy and environmentally friendly food is limited, especially for those living in marginalised urban (and rural) areas. It often requires much time to find and access food that is locally produced, season...
Exploring Barcelona's food sharing ecosystem, the first CULTIVATE Mobile Research Lab embarked on a transformative journey from March 18th to 23rd, 2024.
The new EU-funded project DARWIN will co-develop new-generation NGT detection methods and new digital solutions to help create a fair, healthy, safe and environmentally friendly food system.
Food waste is a large contributor to global warming. Increasing efforts are being made to “upcycle” ingredients that are not normally eaten, but “time is running out", says the International Food Waste Coalition...
In this interview, dr. Alfredo Minguela Puras, from the Biomedical Research Institute of Murcia, explains how his team is validating the ULISES therapy developed by the consortium through in vitro and in vivo (in huma...
PAIR is a new EU-funded project that aims to make radical improvements to Point-of-Care (POC) diagnostics and epidemiological modeling in the One Health approach through scientific research and innovation.
Read the first CULTIVATE policy brief which summarizes food sharing initiatives key governance barriers and extracts a suite of high-level policy recommendations to address them.
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION PROJECTS ALIGN WITH EC'S CALL FOR ACTION, URGING POLICY CONSISTENCY AND COMPREHENSIVE MEASURES TO ADDRESS FOOD WASTE CRISIS ACROSS EU MEMBER STATES
Being denied loans and adoptions, because of one’s medical records. The ‘return to life of many cancer survivors is a history of discrimination. European institutions and some member states are pushing for their ...