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Health Council Conclusions on Reformulation
- June 17th 2016
Today, 17 June 2016, the Health Council adopted Council Conclusions on Food Product Improvement, asking member states to have national plans for food product improvement in place by the end of 2017.
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The Mexico Declaration for Circulatory Health
- June 07th 2016
The Mexico Declaration for Circulatory Health, the first ever global declaration on heart health, was made on 5 June 2016 at the WHF World Congress of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Health 2016. The declaration is recognition that, unless health professionals, governments, businesses and the public find a common voice that paves the way for much-needed action now, the number of premature deaths as a result of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) will keep increasing.
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SFP Press Release - World No Tobacco Day
- May 31st 2016
Please click here to read the Smoke Free Partnership press release on the 2014 Tobacco Products Directive and Plain Packaging Progress in the EU, on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day.
2016 European Guidelines on CVD prevention
- May 24th 2016
The European Heart Network welcomes the new European Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice.
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CJEU upholds the EU Tobacco Products Directive
- May 04th 2016
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.
NGO concerns on regulatory cooperation in TTIP
- March 20th 2016
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.
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Trans fatty acids and heart disease
- March 13th 2016
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.
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FCTC’s Article 5.3 requires gold standard
- February 08th 2016
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.
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Advocate General’s opinion on the EU Tobacco Products Directive
- December 23rd 2015
In her Opinions issued today, Advocate General Juliane Kokott concludes that the 2014 EU Tobacco Products Directive of 2014 was lawfully adopted.
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Good for you?
- December 11th 2015
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.
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