Overview
Lobbying Costs
37,500€
Financial year: Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
7 Fte (7)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
7
High-level Commission meetings
4
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Safe Food Advocacy Europe (SAFE)
EU Transparency Register
104500414872-61 First registered on 05 Nov 2014
Goals / Remit
Improve the way the interests of ordinary citizens are represented in the EU debate concerning the future of EU food regulation. Letting our voices be heard by the key people involved in the EU legislation process!
Lobbying: The Food sector has become one of the most heavily regulated in the European Union, with an increasing number of Regulations directly addressing consumers and businesses of each Member State. It is in Brussels that the EU Institutions, the politics and the agro food business decide the future of our food system and it is in this city that the Safe Food Advocacy Europe association (SAFE) should build a serious lobbying transparency strategy. Too many lobbyist work in Brussels to defend interests of the agro food business. The food industries is focusing on business interest and not on consumer health. Therefore professional lobbyists will work for SAFE and they will be in close contact with all key persons involved in the EU legislation process, including Members of the European Parliament, officials of the European Commission, attaché of Permanent Representation to the EU etc… Transparency will be crucial in our lobbying strategy and our voice will be heard.
Informing: organization of seminars, training for consumers concerning reading food labels (the meanings of E650 or E450), additives, colors, pesticides and GMO. Raising awareness of the food system industry and all damage to consumer health and to the environment.
Give voice to reputable scientists whose voices have been silenced by the agro food industry. Organizing seminars with those scientists and publishing their researches on our website.
Organizing with many schools in different Member States training programmes for children and teenagers concerning industrial food components. Teaching new generations about additives, colors and pesticides. Industry usually organize this kind of training for school, we should let our voices be heard.
Research: finding funds for independent research on industrial food components and direct consequences for consumer`s health (DG Research).Main EU files targeted
1) EFSA’s draft protocol for the assessment of free sugars from all dietary sources
2) The European Commission implementing regulation on “provision of voluntary indication on the origin or place of provenance of foods in the EU”
3) Endocrine disruptors and the draft Commission acts setting out scientific criteria for their
determination in the context of the EU legislation on plant protection products and biocidal products.
4) The European Commission consultation on “transparency and sustainability of the EU risk assessment model in the food chain”
5) The European Parliament initiative report regarding the reform of the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
6) Regulation Proposal on organic production and labelling of organic products.
7) Food waste and sustainable food.
8) EU food labelling
9) The European Commission’s consultation on “the initiative to limit industrial trans fats intakes in the EU”
10) EU vegan and vegtarian legisaltion.
11) Legislation on food contact materials (FCM).
12) Reduce sugar consumption.
13) Possibility for Member States to restrict or prohibit the cultivation of GMOs in their territory;
Amending Directive 2001/18/EC.
14) Proposal for a Regulation on Novel Foods (nanomaterials, cloning of animals for food production).Address
Head Office
Mundo B Rue d’Edimbourg 26
Bruxelles 1050
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
7
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 7 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
7
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
7 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 24 Jan 2019
Name Start date End Date PANAGIOTA NIAROU 25 Apr 2024 25 Apr 2026 PANAGIOTA NIAROU 14 Oct 2023 11 Oct 2024 Francisco Maria De Araujo Vasquez 13 Jan 2024 10 Jan 2025 Daemon Ortega Froysa 08 Nov 2023 07 May 2024 Cecilia D'Acunto 13 Jan 2024 10 Jan 2025 GAIA ALINA GIORGIO FEDI 12 Oct 2023 11 Oct 2024 Antonio De Carluccio 12 Oct 2023 11 Oct 2024 Joris ROUILLON 28 Oct 2023 25 Oct 2024 Luigi Tozzi 29 Apr 2023 27 Apr 2024 Floriana Cimmarusti 02 Jun 2023 31 May 2024 Federica GRASSI 29 Apr 2023 21 Mar 2024 Mr Antoine D'HAESE 13 Apr 2023 26 Apr 2024 Joris ROUILLON 21 Mar 2023 30 Sep 2023 Marine BASTIN 14 Mar 2023 27 Jul 2023 Ms Diellëza Gashi 11 Mar 2023 27 Jul 2023 Manon RICHARD 01 Dec 2022 01 Dec 2023 PANAGIOTA NIAROU 01 Dec 2022 14 Oct 2023 Ms SABINA ELENA MIRĂUȚĂ 25 Nov 2022 12 Mar 2023 Ms JULIE FRANCIOLI 25 Nov 2022 11 Mar 2023 Ms Carla VALEIRAS ALVAREZ 20 Oct 2022 27 Jul 2023 Floriana Cimmarusti 15 Jul 2022 02 Jun 2023 Ms Maëlle Labomme 29 Jun 2022 22 Nov 2022 Clara BOTTON 29 Jun 2022 01 Nov 2022 Louise Pilot 13 Apr 2022 11 Sep 2022 Federica DOLCE 12 Apr 2022 11 Sep 2022 Mr Antoine D'HAESE 08 Apr 2022 08 Apr 2023 Federica GRASSI 07 Apr 2022 07 Apr 2023 Luigi Tozzi 07 Apr 2022 07 Apr 2023 Mr Antoine D'HAESE 07 Mar 2020 01 Oct 2020 Mr Antoine D'HAESE 28 Aug 2019 28 Feb 2020 Mr Bruno Menne 06 Aug 2019 06 Aug 2020 Floriana Cimmarusti 08 Jun 2019 06 Jun 2020 Mr Rossetti Federico 08 Jun 2019 21 Dec 2019 Ms Giulia Migliozzi 23 Mar 2019 01 Oct 2019 Ms Justine Radel 15 Mar 2019 01 Sep 2019 Mr Antoine D'HAESE 26 Feb 2019 26 Aug 2019 Ms Alexandra LISI 26 Feb 2019 04 Aug 2019 Mr Bruno Menne 26 Feb 2019 06 Aug 2019 Alicia Bé 26 Feb 2019 06 Jun 2019 Ms Katharina Wachter 25 Jan 2019 06 Jun 2019 Alicia Bé 09 Nov 2018 26 Feb 2019 Ms Alexandra LISI 21 Sep 2018 26 Feb 2019 Mr Antoine D'HAESE 04 Sep 2018 01 Feb 2019 Ms Charlotte Festa 04 Sep 2018 26 Jan 2019 Ms Oona Buttafoco 04 Sep 2018 15 Mar 2019 Mr Bruno Menne 31 Aug 2018 26 Feb 2019 Ms Chiara GRANIERI 29 May 2018 01 Aug 2018 Floriana Cimmarusti 25 Apr 2018 25 Apr 2019 Ms Marielle HIRWA 17 Mar 2018 01 Oct 2018 Mr Bruno Menne 16 Mar 2018 31 Aug 2018 Ms Yasmina YAKIMOVA 09 Feb 2018 01 Jun 2018 Mr Pier Francesco RONFINI 13 Oct 2017 01 Feb 2018 Ms Chiara GRANIERI 06 Oct 2017 01 May 2018 Ms Ines Boursot 21 Sep 2017 09 Feb 2018 Mr Anthony TOURTOIS 20 Jul 2017 04 Oct 2017 Ms Alexandra LISI 12 May 2017 01 Oct 2017 Ms Ines Boursot 25 Apr 2017 11 Aug 2017 Floriana Cimmarusti 05 Apr 2017 04 Apr 2018 Mr Bruno Menne 20 Mar 2017 21 Jul 2017 Ms Laure GUILLEVIC 21 Feb 2017 16 Aug 2017 Mr Bruno Menne 10 Oct 2016 05 Mar 2017 Ignacio GENTILUOMO 11 Oct 2016 09 Dec 2016 Ms Ines Boursot 11 Oct 2016 10 Apr 2017 Ms Rosalie Maalouf 13 May 2016 31 Aug 2016 Mr Florian Lucas 09 Mar 2016 07 Sep 2016 Floriana Cimmarusti 10 Feb 2016 08 Feb 2017 Mr Antoine LEBESSIS 10 Oct 2015 08 Oct 2016 Ms Amanda SIA THIEBA 10 Oct 2015 09 Mar 2016 Floriana Cimmarusti 11 Feb 2015 09 Feb 2016 Complementary Information
Among those 7 people, only 3 are employees, the 4 others are interns working at SAFE.
Person in charge of EU relations
Ms Floriana Cimmarusti (Secretary General)
Person with legal responsibility
Ms Floriana Cimmarusti (Secretary General)
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Categories
Category
III - Non-governmental organisations
Subcategory
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
We are a member of EPHA, the European Public Health Alliance
Website: https://epha.orgMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
37,500€
Other financial info
SAFE members are small consumer associations and vegan and vegetarian organizations. It is a very small ASBL and most people working for SAFE are traineeships or people working on voluntary basis. For this reason our budget is really low.
Furthermore, in 2017, SAFE had only two paid employees and only a part of their work was related to activities covered by the Register. -
EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
None
Other activities
This is the activity of the year.
Lobbying: The Food sector has become one of the most heavily regulated in the European Union, with an increasing number of Regulations directly addressing consumers and businesses of each Member State. It is in Brussels that the EU Institutions, the politics and the agro food business decide the future of our food system and it is in this city that the Safe Food Advocacy Europe association (SAFE) should build a serious lobbying transparency strategy. Too many lobbyist work in Brussels to defend interests of the agro food business. The food industries is focusing on business interest and not on consumer health. Therefore professional lobbyists will work for SAFE and they will be in close contact with all key persons involved in the EU legislation process, including Members of the European Parliament, officials of the European Commission, attaché of Permanent Representation to the EU etc…
Meetings
Meetings
4 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 12 Apr 2024 Location Brussels Subject Meeting to present the research on food waste management Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski Attending - Roberto Berutti (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - Cattaneo Zanetto & Co.
- Valio Oy
- FoodServiceEurope
- Slow Food
- European Food Banks Federation
- Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic
- FERRERO International
- Independent Retail Europe (formerly UGAL - Union of Groups of Independent Retailers of Europe)
- EuroCommerce
- Fédération Européenne des Fabricants d'Aliments Composés
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Date 05 Jun 2020 Location Brussles Subject VC Meeting - Farm to Fork Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides Portfolio Health Attending - Stella Kyriakides (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 06 Dec 2018 Location Brussels Subject Statement on food waste measurement methodology Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis Portfolio Health & Food Safety Attending - Marco Valletta (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 09 Dec 2016 Location Brussels Subject Acrylamide Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis Portfolio Health & Food Safety Attending - Vytenis Andriukaitis (Commissioner)
- Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists