Food industry comes up with more innovative products such as antibioticavrij … – Look on news

Saturday, 28. January 2017 – 22:10 Update: 29-01-2017 17:10

this is the result of the 1st National Voedseltop in The Hague, where more than 150 influential decision-makers from the Dutch food and agricultural chain last Thursday gathered to work together with the government to give substance to the food policy of the future.

The National Voedseltop is an initiative of state secretary Van Dam (Economic Affairs), minister Schippers (Health, Welfare and Sport), minister Ploumen (Foreign Trade and development Cooperation) and state secretary Dijksma (Infrastructure and Environment).

more than 30 concrete actions

During the Voedseltop presented representatives of the agriculture, food industry, healthcare institutions, restaurants, supermarkets, civil society organisations and knowledge institutes, more than 30 concrete actions and ambitions to transition to safer, healthier and more sustainable food to speed up.

The involvement and commitment from the business sector and civil society organizations is large. The parties present spoke of the need for changes in the current food system for future generations sufficient, safe, healthy and sustainable food to guarantee.

Easier to be nice and healthy to eat

Bet is that it for consumers everywhere, easy to get tasty and healthy to eat and that we have existing and new products healthier. So consumers need within 5 years in all possible places, such as supermarkets, restaurants, schools, catering, amusement parks, healthcare facilities, and along the

way, more healthy and sustainable food.

Also convert various parties to the consumer to show that healthy eating is easy, quick, and flavorful and they give information about the choices that are safe, healthy and sustainable. Via clear information on the label, information and application of new techniques, such as an application.

‘Antibioticavrij life warranty’

There are new innovative products on the market with for example more vegetables and plant proteins, other fish, and pork with a 'antibioticavrij life warranty'; as well as products with less saturated fat, salt and sugar.

the Netherlands as a global leader producing food with the lowest possible emissions of greenhouse gases and with the lowest use of pesticides, herbicides and antibiotics. We want to be internationally known for our high level of animal welfare and make work a healthy soil. So are agriculture and nature once again in harmony.

By clever use of knowledge and technological developments needed to, could its export position and strengthen other countries support. The netherlands will use her knowledge and skills internationally to share and deploy, so that hunger and over-feeding the world in 2030.