Reduce meat consumption (excluding poultry) by 12% by 2030, achieve 12% organic value in all consumption channels, reduce children’s exposure to certain food advertising, set maximum thresholds for sugars, salts and fats, demanding transparency in purchases and margins for sustainable foods. in mass distribution…
Several of the main guidelines projected in an intermediate version of the National Food, Nutrition and Climate Strategy (Snanc) for April and revealed on November 22 by online media ContextIf adopted, it would have a concrete impact on the daily lives of French people. However, in a context of agricultural crisis and government instability, the official publication of this roadmap, long awaited by parliamentarians, associations and actors in the food chain, is long overdue.
It should have taken place in July 2023. But sixteen months after the deadline, it is still not closed. Snanc is the latest of the major green planning strategies awaiting publication, after the national low-carbon strategy, multi-annual energy program and national climate change adaptation plan were put out for consultation this autumn.
Crucial issues
Snanc is a new roadmap, the request for which dates back to the citizen climate convention, and which was included in the Climate and Resilience Law of 2021. In an unprecedented way, the ministries of agriculture, ecological transition and health They had to work for a common approach to food issues. Crucial issues both to achieve carbon neutrality, since food is the second source of greenhouse gas emissions in France, and for health, since food-related pathologies (diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular diseases, cancers , etc.) are one of the main causes of death. in France.
However, not all decisions are made. The prohibition of certain Children’s food advertisements, one of the most striking recommendations, are openly opposed by the Ministry of Culture, which fears a loss of income for public broadcasting. But until now the possible deficit has never been evaluated and is currently the subject of an impact study by Bercy services. “Perhaps the administrations can clear up some doubts. “It would be a real step forward to be able to regulate marketing aimed at children.”underlines Charlie Brocard, a food researcher at the Institute of Sustainable Development and International Relations.
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