Thanks a lot for the opportunity to contribute to the document “Towards a Common Understanding of Sustainable Food Systems”. Please find our comments below:
General comment:
We recommend to refer to healthy and sustainable food systems rather than to stick to the term sustainable. The publication could also emphasize the synergies between health- and environmental-oriented food system approaches as a catalyst for a holistic food system transformation (p. 29). Health and environmental professionals can build a strong alliance to push the food systems approach forward.
Comments:
Page.8: Section 2.1.1 – Definition: I strongly suggest to explicitly mention health as an important aspect of SFS.
Page.9: Healthy and sustainable food systems lie at the heart of SDGs
Page. 11: Paragraph 2: Reference can be made to the Policy brief: “Connecting food systems for co-benefits: how can food systems combine diet-related health with environmental and economic policy goals?.” (Corinna Hawkes, Kelly Parson) Source: https://www.eu2018.at/calendar-events/political-events/BMASGK-2018-11-22-EU-Food-Systems.html
Page. 40: Public private partnership:
Explicitly mention the importance of public procurement. (Best Practice example: City of Copenhagen: http://www.procuraplus.org/public-authorities/copenhagen/)
Page.51: Determinants of health:
Reference:
https://www.who.int/hia/evidence/doh/en/
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(16)30217-0/fulltext
Page.54: Interconnected policy-making
I recommend to refer to the policy brief: “Connecting food systems for co-benefits: how can food systems combine diet-related health with environmental and economic policy goals?.” (Corinna Hawkes, Kelly Parson) Source: https://www.eu2018.at/calendar-events/political-events/BMASGK-2018-11-22-EU-Food-Systems.html
Page 55:
Definition for nutrition
https://www.who.int/topics/nutrition/en/
Definition processed food
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/what-are-processed-foods/
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With kind regards,
Fabian und Judith
Judith Benedics