Tag: Children

Spain passes law promoting healthier meals and dietary habits in schools

16 Apr 2025

On Tuesday, Spain’s government adopted a decree requiring school canteens to offer healthier meals and banning unhealthy snacks from vending machines in schools. The measure, pre...

Tags: Children, Obesity, school canteens

The European Commission and UNICEF announce a new partnership to improve health outcomes for children

16 Jan 2025

Children today face significant health challenges, from mental health issues to preventable illnesses and unhealthy lifestyle choices. To tackle these challenges, the European Comm...

Tags: Children, European Commission, UNICEF

BPA exposure is more harmful on children with obesity, says research

26 Mar 2024

Bisphenol A (BPA) is an industrial chemical used to manufacture polycarbonate plastic, a material used to make some food contact materials – such as water dispensers or articles ...

Tags: bisphenol A, Children, Gut microbiome, Obesity

WHO aims to protect children from aggressive marketing on unhealthy foods

16 Nov 2023

The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently published a comprehensive set of guidelines aimed at promoting healthier eating habits among children under 18 years old. These gui...

Tags: Aggressive food marketing, Children, nutrition trainings

Lidl asks to improve packaging for fruit and vegetables to attract children

26 May 2023

Lidl, the German discount retailer, is urging supermarkets to revamp the design and packaging of their fruit and vegetable products to make them more appealing to children. This ap...

Tags: Aggressive food marketing, Children, Food Packaging

MEP calls for health education in schools to tackle obesity

08 Jun 2022

As obesity continues to rise alarmingly in Europe, MEP Tudor Ciuhodaru (Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats – Romania) calls on the European Commission to reinforce ...

Tags: Children, European Parliament, Food Literacy, Nutrition, Obesity

Acrylamide: A new study reveals the probability of carcinogenic exposure in baby foods

29 Mar 2022

Acrylamide is a heated-induced toxicant generated by a chemical reaction that reduces sugar and amino acids present in foods. Most industrial and cooking methods induce the formati...

Tags: Acrylamide, Cancer, Children, Consumers, European Commission

Spain and US take measures against marketing of sweets and soft drinks to children

04 Nov 2021

The days of advertising sweets, junk food and sugary drinks to children are counted in Spain, and in the United States, too, it could soon have a fierce opponent: countermarketing....

Tags: Children, HFSS, HFSS foods, Marketing, spain

Only 1 in 20 of children’s yogurts contain low sugar levels, new Action on Sugar study reveals

31 Aug 2021

SAFE member Action on Sugar recently conducted a study on children’s yoghurts and misleading health claims.  Evaluating over 100 children’s yogurts, the study ha...

Tags: Children, food labelling, FOP labelling, Sugar

MEPs call for lower maximum levels of acrylamide in food products for infants and young children

29 Sep 2020

MEPs of the ENVI Committee (@EP_Environment on Twitter) voted in favour (53 votes in favour, 26 against, 2 abstentions) of an objection to the EC proposal concerning maximum levels...

Tags: Acrylamide, Babies, Children, ENVI Committee, European Parliament

German Scientific Advisory Board recommands using climate labels

26 Aug 2020

The German Scientific Advisory Board on Agricultural Policy, Food and Consumer Health Protection(WBAE) has urged the government to introduce mandatory climate labels on food produc...

Tags: Agriculture, Children, food label, Germany, Labelling, Sugar tax

Many food products analysed in the EU market may contribute to unhealthy diets

05 Nov 2019

A recent study of the European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) reveals that many packaged food products frequently sold in the EU market contain very high levels of sugar, s...

Tags: Children, Fat, Marketing, Obesity, Packaged Food, Salt, Sugar, Unhealthy Diets

WHO Europe highlights high sugar content in baby food and inappropriate industry marketing

15 Jul 2019

Up to 60% of baby foods are incorrectly marketed as suitable for infants under the age of 6 months, according to a new study of the World Health Organisation (WHO) published on 15 ...

Tags: Babies, Children, food label, Labelling, Marketing, Obesity, Sugar

In Sweeping War on Obesity, Chile Slays Tony the Tiger

07 Feb 2018

Facing skyrocketing rates of obesity, the Chilean government is waging war on unhealthy foods with a phalanx of marketing restrictions, mandatory packaging redesigns and labeling r...

Tags: Children, Consumers, Food Packaging, Food Safety, Healthy diet, Labelling, Nutrition, Obesity, Sugar