Consumer Council

 

Answering society’s questions

Pricing, determinants of food consumption, taste quality of fruits and vegetables, food waste and production methods are just some of the topics that have been addressed in the Consumer Council. 

Scientific conferences, field visits and testimonials from professionals are used to answer questions from associations on each topic. 

Since 2016, a yearly Consumer Council morning has been organised, open to all. These events are theme-specific and resemble a mini-symposium. 

Providing practical documents, useful to all 

Board members have committed to never taking a shared position. The Consumer Council is an arena for dialogue, and each member is free to process the information collected as they wish. For some topics, however, the board members felt it appropriate to summarise their work in the form of documents for broad dissemination. 

For example, a working group of six associations (ADEIC, AFOC, CLCV, Familles de France, Familles Rurales, UNAF) has produced two practical guides on food waste. 

Two summaries have also been published in the Equation Nutrition newsletter.

Supporting associations’ actions

Since 2017, several Consumer Council members have wanted to work more closely with Aprifel and have requested backing for their own actions, resulting for example in the creation of information stands, scientific support for setting up studies and educational tools, etc. 

Actions carried out within this framework can take very diverse forms. 

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