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By Alberto Alemanno, Amandine Garde
This choice of essays seems to be on the function the ecu Union may and may play in selling more healthy way of life, in gentle of the ethical, philosophical, criminal and political demanding situations linked to the rules of person offerings. by way of tackling the most non-communicable ailments (NCD) chance elements (tobacco intake, destructive use of alcohol, bad diets and shortage of actual activity), the members endeavour to spot universal subject matters and make sure no matter if and, if this is the case, to what quantity the teachings realized with regards to each one zone of european intervention may be transposed to the others. through targeting the eu Union criminal order, the publication highlights either the possibilities that felony tools supply for NCD prevention and keep watch over time table in Europe, in addition to the limitations that the legislations imposes on policy-makers.
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It illustrates how the seriousness of lifestyle risks and their role in causing NCDs is reflected in the adoption of a growing body of international instruments that, by binding the European Union, guide and constrain the EU lifestyle policy. In particular, this chapter discusses the extent to which the law of the WTO, as well as the law stemming from health treaties such as the WHO FCTC, restricts the regulatory autonomy of their members. Part III discusses alternative models of intervention that could be employed in the future development of the EU lifestyle policy.
On the differences between tobacco and alcohol control, see Lien and DeLand, ‘Translating the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC)’, 847. htm. In some cases, nutrition and food safety concerns may overlap. For instance, if food supplies are threatened with contamination – be it the potential risk of BSE in meat products or Salmonella in raw-egg products – consumers may respond by altering their purchasing habits which may, in turn, alter the nutritional profile of their diet. Nevertheless, this overlap tends to be the exception rather than the rule.
Chewing gum, food additives and flavourings; see Annex V to Regulation 1196/2011. Directive 90/496/EEC of 24 September 1990 on nutrition labelling for foodstuffs, OJ 1990 No. L276, 6 October1990. This Directive will be repealed by Regulation 1169/2011.