Inbhuanaitheacht bia

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Ní fhéadfaimis maireachtáil gan bhia agus is cuid lárnach de chultúr na hEorpa é. Mar sin féin, tá tionchar mór ag an mbia a ithimid, na bealaí ina dtáirgtear é agus an méid a chuirtear amú ar shláinte an duine, ar acmhainní nádúrtha agus ar an tsochaí ina hiomláine:

  • Tá saoránaigh — agus leanaí go háirithe — ag dul i dtroime de réir a chéile agus ag fulaingt leis an murtall mar gheall ar aistí bia míshláintiúla.
  • Ní fhaigheann feirmeoirí ná oibrithe praghas cóir ar a gcuid táirgí.
  • Cailltear nó cuirtear amú aon trian den bhia ar fud an bhiashlabhra.
  • Is é an comhshaol féin atá thíos leis na héifeachtaí suntasacha atá ag táirgeadh agus tomhaltas bia ar an athrú aeráide, ar chailliúint bithéagsúlachta, ar thruailliú aeir agus uisce, ar dhíghrádú ithreach, etc.

Gairm chun gnímh agus chun athruithe a dhéanamh is ea géarchéim COVID-19. Léiríodh ón bpaindéim nach féidir talamh slán a dhéanamh de bhia a fháil ‘ón bhfeirm go dtí an forc’ agus léiríodh idirnascthacht na ngníomhaithe agus na ngníomhaíochtaí ar fud an chórais bhia. Tá slabhraí soláthair atá cothrom, tíosach ar acmhainní, cuimsitheach agus inbhuanaithe de dhíth níos mó ná riamh in earnáil iomlán na talmhaíochta agus an bhia chun go bhfreastalófar go cothrom ar leas na saoránach, na bhfeirmeoirí, na n-oibrithe agus na ngnólachtaí.

Tá CESE ar thús cadhnaíochta le blianta beaga anuas maidir le beartas bia inbhuanaithe agus cuimsitheach a iarraidh. Tá cur chuige comhtháite sistéamach den sórt sin bunriachtanach chun dul i ngleic leis na dúshláin iomadúla idirnasctha a mbíonn tionchar acu ar chórais bhia; chun inbhuanaitheacht eacnamaíoch, comhshaoil agus shoch-chultúrtha a bhaint amach; chun comhtháthú agus comhleanúnachas a áirithiú ar fud réimsí beartais (amhail talmhaíocht, comhshaol, sláinte, oideachas, trádáil, geilleagar, teicneolaíocht, etc.); agus chun comhar a chur chun cinn ar fud na leibhéal rialachais.

  • Tuairimí a glacadh on 19/01/2022 - Bureau decision date: 23/09/2021
    Reference
    NAT/844-EESC-2021
    Employers - GR I
    France
    Workers - GR II
    Germany
    EESC opinion: Food security and sustainable food systems
  • Tuairimí a glacadh on 08/12/2021 - Bureau decision date: 25/03/2021
    Reference
    NAT/821-EESC-2021
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Austria
    Workers - GR II
    Germany

    The own-initiative opinion aims to contribute to the Farm to Fork Strategy objective to stimulate sustainable food processing, wholesale, retail, hospitality and food services practices by providing the views and experience from organised civil society and stakeholders from across the food supply chain and by highlighting producers' good practices to increase the availability and affordability of healthy, sustainable food options. 

    EESC opinion: Aligning food business strategies and operations with the SDGs for a sustainable post-COVID-19 recovery (own-initiative opinion)
  • Tuairimí a glacadh on 20/10/2021 - Bureau decision date: 25/03/2021
    Reference
    NAT/822-EESC-2021
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Netherlands
    EESC opinion: Strategic autonomy and food security and sustainability (own-initiative opinion)
  • Tuairimí a glacadh on 22/09/2021 - Bureau decision date: 19/03/2021
    Reference
    NAT/823-EESC-2021
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Slovenia
    Workers - GR II
    Germany

    The upcoming Slovenian Presidency of the EU has requested the Committee to draw up an exploratory opinion on the effective achievement of the Directive’s objectives in practice, on Member States’ best practices in regulating the agri-food chain, as well as on the steps needed so that this process does not come to a halt.

    EESC opinion: Towards a Fair Food Supply Chain
  • Tuairimí a glacadh on 22/09/2021 - Bureau decision date: 23/02/2021
    Reference
    NAT/818-EESC-2021
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Austria
    EESC opinion: Action Plan for the development of EU organic production
  • Tuairimí a glacadh on 27/04/2021
    Reference
    NAT/809-EESC-2021-01-01-00521
    Workers - GR II
    Bulgaria
    EESC opinion: How to implement harmonisation of market entry for food supplements in the EU
  • Tuairimí a glacadh on 27/04/2021 - Bureau decision date: 28/10/2020
    Reference
    NAT/805-EESC-2020
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Spain

    The SUD can play a central role in the European Green Deal framework, being crucial to the Commission's Farm-to-Fork strategy for shifting to a fair, healthy and environmentally friendly food system, and complementary to both the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and the Zero Pollution Strategy.

    Information report: Evaluation on Directive on the Sustainable Use of Pesticides (Information report)
  • Tuairimí a glacadh on 18/09/2020 - Bureau decision date: 18/02/2020
    Reference
    NAT/787-EESC-2020-994
    Workers - GR II
    Germany
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Czech Republic
    EESC opinion: "From farm to fork": a sustainable food strategy
  • Tuairimí a glacadh on 17/07/2019 - Bureau decision date: 24/01/2019
    Reference
    NAT/763-EESC-2019-01463
    (France
    EESC opinion: Promoting short and alternative food supply chains in the EU: the role of agroecology (own-initiative opinion)
  • Tuairimí a glacadh on 20/02/2019 - Bureau decision date: 12/07/2018
    Reference
    NAT/755-EESC-2018-04568
    Workers - GR II
    Germany

    The own-initiative opinion aims to analyse the link between current food systems and diet-related diseases;  identify policies, tools and instruments that are needed to foster healthier diets both on the supply and demand side.

    EESC opinion: Promoting healthy and sustainable diets in the EU (own-initiative opinion)