Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb 2026 | Claire Bury Deputy Director-General | Discussion on the European Union’s measures addressing baby milk contamination with cereulide toxin | SRC |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Claire Bury Deputy Director-General | Discussion on the European Union’s measures addressing baby milk contamination with cereulide toxin | — |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Claire Bury Deputy Director-General | Discussion on EU measures addressing infant formula contamination with cereulide toxin, following a letter from foodwatch requesting clarification on crisis management and stronger enforcement. | — |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Koen Van Dyck Head of Unit | Discussion on the European Union’s measures addressing baby milk contamination with cereulide toxin | — |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Koen Van Dyck Head of Unit | Discussion on the European Union’s measures addressing baby milk contamination with cereulide toxin | SRC |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Claire Bury Deputy Director-General | Discussion on EU measures addressing infant formula contamination with cereulide toxin, following a letter from foodwatch requesting clarification on crisis management and stronger enforcement. | SRC |
| 29 Sept 2025 | Antonella Rossetti Cabinet member | presentation of and discussion about their roadmap to reduce pesticide use in Europe | — |
| 29 Sept 2025 | Antonella Rossetti Cabinet member | presentation of and discussion about their roadmap to reduce pesticide use in Europe | SRC |
| 28 Jan 2025 | Sabine Pelsser Head of Unit | Regulation 2023/915 and mercury contamination of tuna | — |
| 28 Jan 2025 | Sabine Pelsser Head of Unit | Meeting for the handover of a petition from Foodwatch to prevent mineral oil contamination of food and an exchange of views on the state of play of setting maximum limits for them in food. | SRC |
| 28 Jan 2025 | Sabine Pelsser Head of Unit | Regulation 2023/915 and mercury contamination of tuna | SRC |
| 28 Jan 2025 | Klaus Berend Director | Meeting for the handover of a petition from Foodwatch to prevent mineral oil contamination of food and an exchange of views on the state of play of setting maximum limits for them in food. | SRC |
| 28 Jan 2025 | Sabine Pelsser Head of Unit | Meeting for the handover of a petition from Foodwatch to prevent mineral oil contamination of food and an exchange of views on the state of play of setting maximum limits for them in food. | — |
| 28 Jan 2025 | Klaus Berend Director | Meeting for the handover of a petition from Foodwatch to prevent mineral oil contamination of food and an exchange of views on the state of play of setting maximum limits for them in food. | — |
| 17 Nov 2016 | Vytenis Andriukaitis Commissioner | Roundtable on the future of the General Food Law Regulation | — |
| 17 Nov 2016 | Vytenis Andriukaitis Commissioner | Roundtable on the future of the General Food Law Regulation | SRC |
| 19 Oct 2016 | Vytenis Andriukaitis Commissioner | Nutrient profiles, mineral oil hydrocarbons in food | — |
| 19 Oct 2016 | Vytenis Andriukaitis Commissioner | Nutrient profiles, mineral oil hydrocarbons in food | SRC |
| 26 Jan 2016 | Paula Duarte Gaspar Cabinet member | Healthy food, reducing sugar, nutrient profiles | — |
| 26 Jan 2016 | Paula Duarte Gaspar Cabinet member | Healthy food, reducing sugar, nutrient profiles | SRC |
| 03 Dec 2015 | Paula Duarte Gaspar Cabinet member | Food policy in the consumer’s interest; prevention of childhood obesity; nutrition profiles | SRC |
| 03 Dec 2015 | Paula Duarte Gaspar Cabinet member | Food policy in the consumer’s interest; prevention of childhood obesity; nutrition profiles | — |
Mission & Goals
foodwatch is a consumer rights organisation focussing on the food sector with offices in France, the Netherlands, Germany and Austria. The international work is coordinated by foodwatch International based in Berlin and reinforced by a part-time representative in Brussels. foodwatch is independent of governments, EU-bodies and the food industry and financed through membership fees and donations.
EU Legislative Interests
General Food Law (food safety, food fraud, misleading food, contamination), Farm to Fork Strategy (food labelling, nutrition and health claims), Pesticide legislation, Sustainable Food Systems, Marketing to Children
Communication Activities
all relevant communications and campaigns are detailed on the foodwatch website: www.foodwatch.org
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
we are part of the EU Food Policy Coalition https://foodpolicycoalition.eu/
Organisation Members
there are no organisations, networks or associations that are members of foodwatch members of foodwatch are individuals there are currently approximately 65,800 individual members