Commissioner Stella Kyriakides, in charge of Health and Food Safety, will address the EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste (FLW) at its eighth meeting where members will exchange views on the recently adopted Farm to Fork Strategy and food-waste related actions. Members will also share recent food waste prevention actions taken in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The meeting will be chaired by Sabine Jülicher, Director for Food and Feed Safety & Innovation at DG SANTE. It will take place virtually, on Monday, 15 June 2020, from 11h15 till 16h00.

food waste | food safety | animal health | foodstuffs legislation | EU food chain
Monday 15 June 2020, 11:15 - 16:00 (CEST)
Online only

Programme

15 Jun 2020, 11:00 - 11:15 (CEST)
Technical start (participants connect to the meeting through WebEx; technical assistance is provided as needed)
11:15 - 11:30 (CEST)
Introduction by the Chair
11:30 - 11:40 (CEST)
Opening statement by Commissioner Stella Kyriakides - Health and Food Safety
11:40 - 12:45 (CEST)
Farm to Fork Strategy, presentation by Alexandra Nikolakopoulou, Head of Unit, Food information and composition, food waste (DG SANTE E1) and exchange with members.
12:45 - 13:15 (CEST)
Update on work of the Food and Agriculture Organisation regarding sustainable food systems including preparation of UN Food Systems Summit 2021 and International Day on Food Losses and Food Waste, presentation by Rosa Rolle, Ph.D. Team Leader, Food Loss and Waste, Nutrition and Food Systems Division, FAO. Exchange with members.
13:15 - 14:15 (CEST)
Lunch break
14:15 - 15:15 (CEST)
Food loss and waste prevention initiatives in the context of Covid-19. Update from the Commission and exchange with members, including interventions by:
- Bruno Menne, COPA-COGECA: Grown, not thrown
- Angela Frigo, European Food Banks Federation and Emma Walsh, FoodCloud: Transforming Surplus into Opportunity - How COVID-19 shone a light on the role of Food Banks for food security
- Richard Swannell, WRAP: Food waste prevention in response to Covid-19
15:15 - 16:30 (CEST)
Update from the Commission on the EU food loss and waste action plan. Exchange with members, including interventions by:
- UN Environment: update on global monitoring work and the Food Waste Indicator.
- Italy: implementation of EU Platform key recommendations for action; management of surpluses in fruit and vegetables’ producer organisations.
- Netherlands: new consumer campaign on food waste & date marking
16:30 - 16:40 (CEST)
Conclusions and wrap-up by the Chair