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THE EUROPEAN PLANT-BASED FOODS SECTOR POLICY AND REGULATORY LANDSCAPE ABOUT ENSA ENSA - European Plant-based Foods Association Established in 2003, as the European Natural Soyfoods Manufacturers Association Membership is open to

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THE EUROPEAN PLANT-BASED FOODS SECTOR

POLICY AND REGULATORY LANDSCAPE

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ABOUT ENSA

ENSA - European Plant-based Foods Association
Established in 2003, as the European Natural

Soyfoods Manufacturers Association

Membership is open to manufacturers located in

Europe, producing plant-based alternatives to dairy and meat products, from soy and other non-animal products

ENSA ethical charter requests that soy drinks are

made from whole soybeans and that all soy products are made from GM-free soy.

ENSA is registered in the EU Transparency

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8 MEMBERS SPREAD ACROSS EUROPE

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ENSA: THE VOICE OF THE EUROPEAN PLANT-BASED FOODS SECTOR

ENSA members have an aggregated turnover

f more than

1 billion EUR

Over 2000 direct jobs Sourcing 2/3 of their soybeans from European farmers

200 400 600 800 1000 1200 2008 2018

Turnover in million EUR

Evolution of aggregated turnover of ENSA members

Plant-based alternatives to dairy represent

5% of the dairy market (EU9)

Plant-based alternatives to meat less than

1% of the meat market

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We contribute to mainstreaming plant-based foods for healthier and more sustainable diets by raising awareness about these products amongst policy-makers.

OUR MISSION AND FOCUS

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THE CASE FOR PLANT-BASED FOODS

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“In part, Climate Change is driven by what we eat: 14.5% of greenhouse gas emissions result from livestock, especially cattle raised for both meat and milk. If cattle were a country, it would rank third in emissions behind the United States and China.”

THE PLANT-BASED DIETS MOMENTUM

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A CHALLENGING REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT

The Agriculture Committee of the European Parliament is proposing to restrict the use of certain sales denominations in the current revision of the Common Market Organisation Regulation, part of the EU’s Common Agricultual Policy. Meat alternatives Dairy alternatives

The meat-related terms and names that fall under Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 and that are currently used for meat and meat cuts shall be reserved exclusively for edible parts

f the animals.

Names that fall under Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 that are currently used for meat products and meat preparations shall be reserved exclusively for products containing meat. These designations include, for example:

Steak
Sausage
Escalope
Burger
Hamburger

Protected designations shall also include: (a) any direct or indirect commercial use of the designation (i) for comparable products or products presented as capable of being substituted not complying with the corresponding definition; (ii) in so far as such use exploits the reputation associated with the designation; (b) any misuse, imitation or evocation, even if the composition or true nature of the product or service is indicated or accompanied by an expression such as “style”, “type”, “method”, “as produced in”, “imitation”, “flavour”, “substitute”, “like” or similar; (c) any other commercial indication or practice likely to mislead the consumer as to the product’s true nature or composition

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MEAT DENOMINATIONS – NEXT STEPS

Tri-logue negotiations Adoption Transition European Parliament – new vote? European Council – 1 year delay?

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THANK YOU

ENSA asbl Secretariat 22-24, rue du Luxembourg 1000 Brussels Tel: + +32 2 761 66 72 secretariat@ensa-eu.org www.ensa-eu.org