Collaborations
“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much” (Helen Keller).
Collaboration brings together different perspectives; we share talents to find solutions, we develop higher-level thinking and we build platforms for exchanging 'know how'.
Health conditions stemming from unhealthy lifestyles have become the major public health burden of the 21st century. EUFIC is committed to collaborating with all actors willing to tackle this issue, for example public institutions, academia, industry, professional associations and national organisations.
EUFIC Forum N°8 - Consumer Attitudes towards ‘Free-From’ Labels
20 January 2017This pan-european study seeked to explore and comprehend European consumers attitudes towards ‘free-from’ labels, by producing science-based consumer research on the awareness and interpretation of ‘free-from’ labelling terms, the healthfulness perception of products carrying ‘free-from’ labels, and the role of ‘free-from’ labels in food choice and purchasing behaviour.
EUFIC Forum n° 7 - Understanding perceptions of processed food among UK consumers. A qualitative consumer study by EUFIC
25 November 2016Food processing are the methods and techniques that turn fresh foods into food products. A range of operations are used, including washing, chopping, pasteurising, freezing, packaging and the addition of ingredients, which may change the nutritional characteristics of a food.
EUFIC Forum n°6: Sustainability and social awareness labelling
11 February 2014There is growing demand by the public to be informed about the various impacts of food consumption, including effects on the environment, animal welfare and working conditions in developing countries. Information about these issues sometimes appears in the form of labels.
EUFIC Forum n°5: Consumer response to portion information on food and drink packaging
01 February 2011In a climate of obesity, the amount consumers eat is just as important as what is eaten. Nutrition information on food labels is a major way to encourage consumers to make healthier choices.
EUFIC Forum n° 4: Observation, understanding and use of nutrition information on food labels
10 February 2009In order to help consumers make healthier choices, nutrition information, normally found on the back of food packages, has begun to appear on the front of food packages.
EUFIC Forum n°3: An energy-based approach to nutrition information on food labels
08 August 2006EUFIC’s mission is to provide science-based information on food to the media, health and nutrition professionals, educators, opinion leaders and consumers.
EUFIC Forum n°2: Consumer attitudes to nutrition information and food labelling
01 February 2005In 2003, EUFIC desk research revealed that a certain amount of consumer research is already available concerning consumer understanding of the nutrition label content and format.
EUFIC Forum n°1: Quo vadis food risk communication?
05 August 2004The field of risk communication is going through a period of change. Evolving from misconceptions involving nuclear power plant crises, the area is now closely intertwined with food.