Amendments to Regulation 853/2004 on food hygiene allow freezing meat at retail for the purpose of food donation
The Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1374 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on specific hygiene requirements for food of animal origin, has been published on 20 August 2021 (date of effect: 9 September 2021). The Regulation is available in all EU languages. In order to […]
2019 FEAD Implementation Report
On 30 August 2021, the European Commission published the REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL AND THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Summary of the annual implementation reports for the operational programmes co-financed by the Fund for European Aid for the Most Deprived in 2019 (available for download here). Referring to 2019, hence the period before the […]
NEW REPORT : COVID-19: a unique opportunity for a real change
On the occasion of the UN Food Systems Summit 2021 taking place in New York today, 23 September 2021, FEBA publishes the report “COVID-19: a unique opportunity for a real change” to shed a light on the daily contribution that its members across Europe are carrying on to transform food systems and make them more […]
UNFSS Pre-Summit: how to transform national food systems to drive progress
The three-day Pre-Summit took place in Rome from 26 to 28 July and casted a light on the world’s greatest food-related challenges, setting the table for September’s ambitious Food Systems Summit. 500 in-person delegates and over 20,000 virtual delegates, from 190 countries, came together and joined the conversation, including civil society, food producers, Indigenous Peoples, […]
Hunger is growing even in rich countries
Across Europe and North America, the number of people in food poverty increased for the first time since the UN started collecting data in 2014, according to recently published figures. Nearly 9% of people were moderately or severely food insecure in 2020, compared with 7.7% the previous year. Unlike poorer countries that lack government protection, […]
6th FEBA EU Working Group
On 9 July 2021, FEBA organised the 6th EU Working Group of 2021 with more than 10 participants from 6 FEBA members. The discussion focused on 3 main topics: The European Commission feedback to FEBA letter regarding the involvement of partner organisations in the planning of REACT-EU and ESF+; The FEAD Community Thematic Seminar taking […]
Solidarity between Czech and German Food Banks after massive storm
In July the Czech Republic was severely hit by a massive tornado in the South Moravia region. A the same time, a strong storm appeared on the opposite side of Czech Republic, close to the German border. After this disaster, the German Food Bankers from Tafel Sachsen provided food and non-food aid to people in […]
Wave of support for flood victims in Belgium
After the big floods in the east of Belgium, many organisations are trying to bring the necessary help to people in the affected areas. Among them, the Food Banks of the Belgian Federation of Food Banks are at the forefront to provide food aid and several solidarity initiatives have emerged to help them. The big […]
Launch of the 2021 food aid programme for the most deprived people in Spain
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA), through the Spanish Agricultural Guarantee Fund (FEGA), has launched the “2021 food aid programme for the most disadvantaged people”, which will involve the free distribution of 59,225,632 kilos of food. This action has required the purchase of food, through a public tendering process, for 42 million euros, […]
#WeStandTogether: the Food Bank in North Macedonia organises its biggest ever made action
Supported by the European Union through the project WSS Effect, Banka Za Hrana, the Food Bank in North Macedonia, realized the biggest ever made aid actionin the country: #WeStandTogether In 11 days the Food Banktogether with 20 charities and over 200 volunteersdelivered 1,620 food packages (over 35 tons of food), 6,480 protective masks and 1,620 sanitizers for families across 20 municipalities […]
