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For the #EUDR to go ahead successfully, some ▶️ critical issues require immediate attention ◀️

We have elaborated on these issues in a new opinion piece 👉 tinyurl.com/2efm6zvu

#Deforestation #SupplyChain #Sustainability

📢 Primary food processors support 140K direct jobs & 1.2 million indirect jobs across Europe! 🌾

From farmers to food factories, they power the EU food system & economy 🦾

#AgriFood #Jobs #PrimaryProcessing #EUFoodSystem

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For bottled vegetable oils, you’ll find a "best-before" date on the label ✅

💡 After this date, you can still use it! Just check for changes in look, smell, or taste. This helps us eat responsibly and reduce waste at home!

📣 Find more #Mythbusting ℹ️👉 bit.ly/3H0WnIU

#VegetableOil #FoodWaste

Here's the 🗝️ difference:

🗓️ Use-by date: it’s about #FoodSafety 👉 Don't eat beyond this date.

🗓️ Best-before date: it’s about #FoodQuality 👉 Still edible after this date, but the taste/quality may decline.

#VegetableOils #ConsumerInformation

⏳ Myth 4: Vegetable oil has no expiry date.

🤔 This one can be confusing! Let's clarify the difference between a "use-by" date and a "best before" date.

A thread 🧵

#Mythbusters #FEDIOL #NutritionLabelling

The takeaway? Don't skip fats! 🚫

👉 Cutting out fats can lead to nutrient deficiencies.
Instead, focus on a balanced diet with healthy, plant-based unsaturated fats 👍

For more info, visit www.vegetableoils.eu/home

#HealthBenefits

Our industry's #vegetableoils actually provide powerful benefits 💪

🧬 Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) helps maintain normal cholesterol.
✨ Vitamin E protects cells from oxidative stress.

🙌 Both are @EFSA_EU-approved health claims. #FoodSafety #HealthyFats

So, what about weight gain? 🧐

👉 Weight gain is about overall calorie intake, not just fats. The 🗝️ is to choose the right kind of fats, like healthy unsaturated fats from plant-based liquid oils, over saturated fats.

#NutritionFacts #DietaryGuidelines

Fact: Fats and oils are essential for your health. 💡

The EFSA and WHO recommend that 20-35% of your daily energy comes from fats. They help with:
✅ Energy
✅ Vitamin absorption (A, D, E, K)
✅ Hormone production

#Nutrition #EFSA #WHO

🍔 Myth 3: Fats and oils are bad for you and make you gain weight.

Is it true❓ Let's clarify matters: the truth is that your body NEEDS fats and oils❗️

A thread 🧵

#VegetableOils #Mythbusters #FEDIOL

The EU's #bioeconomy can help us transition from fossil fuels, but concerns about #biomass shortages pose a substantial risk. Using #sustainability criteria can incentivize the use of 1st generation biomass while staying within planetary boundaries.

Read our full #OpEd 👉 tinyurl.com/3kt4d2cm 💚

The takeaway? Vegetable oils are a diverse group with unique compositions. 🧑‍🔬

Our industry provides a range of oils to meet dietary needs & consumer preferences, keeping up with scientific knowledge and ensuring compliance with EU safety and quality standards 💛

#FEDIOL #FoodSafety

🧠 Did you know #Omega3 and #Omega6 fatty acids are "essential"? Your body needs them but can't produce them, so you get them from food!

Sources include:
🌱 Omega-3: #Rapeseed, #soybean, #linseed
🌱 Omega-6: #Sunflower seed, soybean

#PUFA #MUFA #HealthBenefits

Although all refined vegetable oils and fats have a similar neutral colour, they have very different properties, due to their natural composition. But they all contain fatty acids: #SAFA, #MUFA, & #PUFA.

👉 Saturated fats are typically solid at room 🌡️while unsaturated ones are liquid.

⚠️ Fact: Oils don't look the same! 🎨

The color of an oil depends on its plant source & if it's refined. Refining gives oils a neutral color, while unrefined oils can be green or dark yellow.

#FoodFacts #NutritionFacts #FoodScience

🫙 Myth 2: All vegetable oils are similar & look alike 🧐

Have you ever seen a dark green oil next to a light yellow one? Their colors, and their uses, are totally different! We're busting this myth with facts. A thread 🧵

#Mythbusters #FEDIOL #VegetableOils

Final fact 👉 Refining does not mean hydrogenation.
They are separate steps.

✅ Learn more about the refining process of edible oils and fats: www.vegetableoils.eu/why

✅ Find the full infographic about hydrogenation: bit.ly/4liCZ8d

More on debunking myths on fediol.eu

Why are oils refined❓
To make them safe and suitable for cooking❗️

Virgin oils are great for condiments, but refined oils are essential for a wide range of food products and daily cooking 🥘🥄

#FoodSafety #QualityFood

➡️ Refining removes impurities to improve the oil’s taste and appearance.

➡️ Hydrogenation makes a liquid oil solid, like for the fluffiness of a croissant 🥐

Two different processes, two different goals 🎯

#FoodFacts #FoodScience

Is refining the same as hydrogenation? 🤔
It's a myth we're busting this week!

We're explaining what happens to #vegetableoils before they reach your table 🍽️ A thread 🧵

#Mythbusters #FEDIOL #NutritionFacts

Agri-business operatorsneed legal certainty to urgently transmit clear requirements through their supply chains for #EUDR implementation. 📣 We don’t want a repetition of last year’s experience where 1 year postponement was decided at the last minute, triggering considerable investment losses.

⚠️ As of today 30/6, there will be 6 months left until #EUDR implementation kicks in.

Despite progress in #FAQs and EC Guidance, critical issues remain:
1️⃣ information system,
2️⃣ legality requirements and
3️⃣ methods for assessing & validating compliance

Read more 👉 bit.ly/45OFv1Q

For the EU #Bioeconomy Strategy to be effective, concrete measures are essential, such as better access to feedstocks, stimulate investments in EU, create a level playing field for biobased products, and turn the EU's strong expertise into concrete market solutions 💚 ⬇️ @eubioeconomy.bsky.social

The EU Vision for #Agriculture and #Food recognises new genomic techniques as an #innovation tool that can support the ecological transition of our value chains 🌱

💚 #NGTs for the future of #EuAgriculture

Supporting a sustainable transition in our value chains requires setting up a striving #bioeconomy, that creates demand and value for agricultural #commodities.

#Oilseeds processing is a cornerstone of the bioeconomy 🌻

#FEDIOL2025GA #EUAgriFoodVision

MEP Kathleen Van Brempt kicks off #FEDIOL2025GA Conference today! In her inspirational keynote speech she stressed the need to uphold #multilateralism in the new geopolitical context in which we live. Only by keeping dialogue will we strenghthen EU powerful economy, reliability and #competitiveness.

📣 #FEDIOL2025GA Conference is tomorrow!

Focus will be on 👉current geopolitical context & its implication for business and on 👉 aligning policy with requirements of the agri-food chain 🌱

How to ensure a level playing field without losing sight of EU #sustainability objectives?

🔗 lnkd.in/e_fpMUEs

🧪 Science is fundamental to #FoodSafety!

Without science, maintaining food safety along supply chains would not be possible. On this #WorldFoodSafetyDay, we join @fao.org to celebrate the important role that #science plays in making informed decisions about food.

#ScienceMatters #wfsd2025

📣 FEDIOL annual event is in 10 days!

Main topics to be debated around the drivers for EU #competitiveness will be:
📌 the current geopolitical context and its implication for business
📌 how to align policy with requirements of the agri-food chain

More info: bit.ly/4kNcUy4
#FEDIOL2025GA 💥

To future-proof EU #Agriculture & #Food, FEDIOL calls for a more comprehensive approach with a better coordination of the policies affecting the #agrifood system and a dedicated governance structure @ec.europa.eu level to ensure policy coherence!
🔗 bit.ly/4jMRnVL

🙌 #EUAgriFoodVision #EUpolicy