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Camille Perrin @perrincam.bsky.social · 7h

Great new campaign by the Netherlands Nutrition Centre! It exposes how food companies, supermarkets, and other industry players design our #FoodEnvironments to make us crave foods that harm both our health and the planet 👏
mobiel.voedingscentrum.nl/nl/nieuws/vo...

Voedingscentrum introduceert nieuw woord: eetdrammen

Let er maar eens op, als je het doorhebt, zie je het overal. Ongezond eten dringt zich aan je op. In de supermarkt, op straat, op sociale media, in de sportkantine, zelfs bij de bouwmarkt. Het Voeding...

mobiel.voedingscentrum.nl

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Emma Calvert @emmacalvert.bsky.social · 1d

Think I need a shower after reading this exposé into the dirty tricks of the meat industry (and their paid shills) who worked relentlessly to undermine the EAT Lancet planetary diet...

Having had the misfortune to engage with one of the mis-influencers mentioned, this paragraph👇 rings very true:

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Camille Perrin @perrincam.bsky.social · 2d

… and yet despite the windy weather 🍂 💪
#ClimateMarch #MarcheClimat

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Camille Perrin @perrincam.bsky.social · 4d

“‘Simplifying' cookie banners should mean making it easier for people to say 'no' in a single click.” 🙌

Or even better: default browser setting whereby all cookies would be rejected 🤩 THIS is simplification I’d love to see…

euobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · 4d

ALLOW ALL? Brussels deregulation drive to make rejecting cookies harder

The EU Commission seemingly wants to alter the obscure Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive, through its 'Digital Omnibus' package. The official justification? To reduce 'cookie fatigue.' The effect, however, would make it easier for companies and governments to tap into our devices without consent.

euobserver.com

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Camille Perrin @perrincam.bsky.social · 5d

Thinking of European Commission staff behind the Farm to Fork Strategy when they'll read the new #EATLancet report.... They had it all right, and it's a real shame the EU's blueprint for healthy, fair and environmentally friendly #FoodSystems was derailed.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Planetary health diet’ could save 40,000 deaths a day, landmark report finds

Diet allows modest meat consumption and would also slash food-related climate emissions by half, says report by 70 leading experts from 35 countries

www.theguardian.com

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Camille Perrin @perrincam.bsky.social · 5d

If my son would tell me he’ll tidy his room if I remove parental control on his smartphone, I would reduce his screen time even more…
Curious to see what the EU will do (or not)… 🤔
www.politico.eu/article/dere...

You deregulate, we’ll invest billions, industry titans to tell EU

Airbus, Siemens among industry heavyweights to pressure EU to follow through on deregulation and competitiveness drive.

www.politico.eu

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Camille Perrin @perrincam.bsky.social · 5d

You don’t have to be an EU citizen to participate by the way: by slashing regulations which protect people and planet for the sake of purported “competitiveness”, the EU is fuelling a global race to the bottom. Time we stay stop 🛑
#RulesToProtect

Camille Perrin @perrincam.bsky.social · 5d

It wasn’t enough for agrifood lobbies to sabotage efforts to make EU pesticide regulations stricter. Now they want to weaken them. There’s a public consultation ongoing and @foeeurope.bsky.social created a handy tool to help you raise your voice 👇
#RulesToProtect
friendsoftheearth.eu/news/raise-y...

Raise your voice for safe food and nature free from toxic pesticides - Friends of the Earth Europe

After a ‘simplification’ package on corporate responsibility, the EU Commission now wants to attack various food laws from pesticides reduction to food control. And they’re asking for everyone’s opini...

friendsoftheearth.eu

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Camille Perrin @perrincam.bsky.social · 5d

It wasn’t enough for agrifood lobbies to sabotage efforts to make EU pesticide regulations stricter. Now they want to weaken them. There’s a public consultation ongoing and @foeeurope.bsky.social created a handy tool to help you raise your voice 👇
#RulesToProtect
friendsoftheearth.eu/news/raise-y...

Raise your voice for safe food and nature free from toxic pesticides - Friends of the Earth Europe

After a ‘simplification’ package on corporate responsibility, the EU Commission now wants to attack various food laws from pesticides reduction to food control. And they’re asking for everyone’s opini...

friendsoftheearth.eu

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Camille Perrin @perrincam.bsky.social · 6d

Excellent blog by my former colleague @irinapopescu.bsky.social: “Interestingly, even though policymakers often hold this debate in the name of consumer protection, they have, for the large part, not consulted consumer organisations in the process” 🎯
blog.beuc.eu/veggie-burge...

Are veggie burgers' names confusing? Not according to EU consumers. - Consumer Corner

Veggie burgers names are not confusing according to EU Consumers. Consumers should be able to keep calling veggie burgers, burgers.

blog.beuc.eu

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Camille Perrin @perrincam.bsky.social · 6d

(The MEP isn’t at the event, here’s a hint at who he is…) www.peter-liese.de/17-umwelt-un...

Peter Liese - Umwelt- und Klimaschutzpolitik braucht neuen Fokus

www.peter-liese.de

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Camille Perrin @perrincam.bsky.social · 6d

Definitely!!

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Camille Perrin @perrincam.bsky.social · 6d

And how the long answer starts. Perhaps this EU lawmaker should give the @eea.europa.eu #EuropesEnvironment2025 AI assistant a try…?

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Camille Perrin @perrincam.bsky.social · 6d

Here’s the short answer:

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Camille Perrin @perrincam.bsky.social · 6d

While attending #EuropesEnvironment2025 stakeholder event today (where all speakers keep stressing the interconnection between climate, biodiversity, water etc. but also social justice), I tested the @eea.europa.eu AI assistant with the following Q 🤓👇

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Camille Perrin @perrincam.bsky.social · 6d

While attending #EuropesEnvironment2025 stakeholder event today (where all speakers keep stressing the interconnection between climate, biodiversity, water etc. but also social justice), I tested the @eea.europa.eu AI assistant with the following Q 🤓👇

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Camille Perrin @perrincam.bsky.social · 6d

A step towards healthier food environments in England!
Multibuy offers are often not beneficial as they promote unhealthy, rather than healthy, foods, leading families (esp lower income ones) to increased overall spending rather than saving money.
www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc....

'Buy one, get one free' deals for unhealthy food banned in supermarkets - BBC News

Crisps, sweets, chocolate and fizzy drinks will be covered by restrictions starting in England.

www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org

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Camille Perrin @perrincam.bsky.social · 7d

“[EU] public funds continue to subsidise farms implicated in exploitative food production, including modern-day slavery. Social conditionality was meant to change this, but it has proven toothless – failing to prevent abuse or trigger meaningful sanctions”, @ipes-food.org’s @deschuttero.bsky.social

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Camille Perrin @perrincam.bsky.social · 7d

“In another case, a farmer in Jaén, Spain – previously convicted of labour exploitation in 2016 and twice charged with murder over the alleged deaths of two different migrant farmworkers a decade apart – was paid over €118,000 in public funds between 2014 and 2022.”
www.desmog.com/2025/09/29/r...

Revealed: EU Farm Subsidy ‘Bankrolls’ Widespread Labour Abuse

This investigation was developed with the support of Journalismfund Europe. Farm owners convicted of exploiting migrant workers continue to claim millions in taxpayer-funded subsidies, DeSmog can reve...

www.desmog.com

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Madre Brava @madrebrava.bsky.social · 9d

🥗🫀On #WorldHeartDay, 20 organisations representing civil society, health associations and medical professionals say it loud: Europe cannot cut cardiovascular disease without tackling unhealthy diets.
Read our letter 👉✉️ foodpolicycoalition.eu/wp-content/u...
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Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) @europeandoctors.bsky.social · 9d

🌍 On #WorldHeartDay, European doctors alongside 19 organisations representing civil society, health associations and medical professionals say it loud:

🫀 Europe cannot cut cardiovascular disease without tackling unhealthy diets.

👉✉️ Read our letter: www.cpme.eu/api/document...

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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 9d

🥗🫀On #WorldHeartDay, 20 organisations representing civil society, health associations and medical professionals say it loud: Europe cannot cut cardiovascular disease without tackling unhealthy diets!

Read the letter 👉✉️ foodpolicycoalition.eu/wp-content/u...

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EU Food Policy Coalition @eufpc.bsky.social · 9d

Cardiovascular disease costs Europe €280 billion/year 💸 and is the #1 killer.
Tackling unhealthy diets is the most effective prevention. On #WorldHeartDay, 20 CSOs + health groups call on EU policymakers: put healthy diets at the heart of the EU Cardiovascular Health Plan.
🥗🩺👉✉️ bit.ly/3KuOkFj

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 9d

[...] implement what is already agreed under the European Green Deal. But we also need to go further, with a fundamental rethink of how our economies function."

Our Executive Director, @ylaleena.bsky.social, presented today the findings of our most comprehensive report #EuropesEnvironment2025 [...]

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 9d

"Nature is not a luxury. It is a must-have for Europe. It underpins everything we hold dear. When we undermine our natural systems, we also erode the systems that sustain our economies and societies. And we are seeing this happen, right now.

Now we need to maintain focus, stay the course, and [...]

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Camille Perrin @perrincam.bsky.social · 9d

💙 On #WorldHeartDay, 20 CSOs + health groups urge the EU to put healthy diets at the core of its upcoming Cardiovascular Health Plan.

🥦 Healthier, more diverse & plant-rich diets = better health and a lighter environmental footprint. 🌍

EU Food Policy Coalition @eufpc.bsky.social · 9d

🥗🫀On #WorldHeartDay, 20 organisations representing civil society, health associations and medical professionals say it loud: Europe cannot cut cardiovascular disease without tackling unhealthy diets.
Read their letter 👉✉️ bit.ly/3KuOkFj

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