The European Heart Network welcomes the new European Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice.

The Court of Justice of the European Union has today delivered its judgment on the 2014 EU Tobacco Products Directive.  It concludes that the extensive standardisation of packaging, the future EU-wide prohibition on menthol cigarettes and the special rules for electronic cigarettes are lawful.

The European Heart Network (EHN) welcomes the judgment which thus rejects all arguments presented against the Tobacco Products Directive.  

EHN Director Susanne Lá¸gstrup says: “Let this be a lesson once and for all. It is perfectly possible for the EU to introduce legislation which has a high level of health protection as an objective when seeking to facilitate the smooth functioning of the internal market. Time to stop suing!”

For more information on the Court’s decision click here.

Please click here to read the joint press release issued today by EPHA, EASL and EHN, expressing reservations about regulatory cooperation and good regulatory practices in TTIP.

EHN has updated its paper on trans fatty acids and heart disease, to inform the debate on how best to eliminate industrially produced TFAs from foodstuffs marketed in the European Union.

Today the European  Commission  has  published  its  opinion  on  the European Ombudsman’s recommendation on the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Article 5.3. 

In her Opinions issued today, Advocate General Juliane Kokott concludes that the 2014 EU Tobacco Products Directive of 2014 was lawfully adopted.

EHN has today published a position paper describing the role of nutrient profiles in the context of the EU  regulation  (EC)  No  1924/2006  on  nutrition  and  health  claims  made  on  foods.

Today the European Commission published its report on trans fats in foods and in the overall diet of the EU population.

The European Commission has today published its revised proposal for an Investment Court System (ICS) which aims to replace the investor-to-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanism in all ongoing and future EU investment negotiations.

On 15 October, four Health organisations (EHN, CPME, EPHA and BEUC) and four companies (Kellogg’s, Mondeléz, Nestlé and Mars) wrote an open letter asking the European Commission to propose a legislative limit on the amount of IPTFAs in foods of 2g per 100g of fat