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How can a closer EU-Canada relationship deliver for consumers? This Consumer Checklist from BEUC and the Consumers Council of Canada sets out priorities for stronger cooperation on safer products, affordable clean technologies, easier travel, cross-border payments, online consumer protection and the right to repair. This cooperation should be structured through an informal consumer dialogue between Canada and EU officials.
It also calls on the EU and Canada to preserve high food-safety standards, protect digital rights and data protection, support trustworthy AI, remove Investor-State Dispute Settlement from CETA, and ensure transparency and meaningful engagement with consumer organisations
It also calls on the EU and Canada to preserve high food-safety standards, protect digital rights and data protection, support trustworthy AI, remove Investor-State Dispute Settlement from CETA, and ensure transparency and meaningful engagement with consumer organisations
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Consumers need affordable and accessible healthy and sustainable plant-based foods. The European Commission's Protein Action Plan recognises the role of greater EU plant protein production in supporting a more resilient and sustainable food system but doesn't go far enough on human consumption and demand.
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On 29 June 2026, EU Member States appointed The European Consumer Organisation's (BEUC) Director General, Agustín Reyna, as a member of the Management Board of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
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Biotechnologies like vaccines, gene-therapies, or alcoholic fermentation in bread to enhance flavours are increasingly shaping Europe’s health and food systems, directly affecting patients and consumers. Innovation and competitiveness matter but must never compromise safety or public trust. Simplification must ensure rigorous risk assessment, and respect for the precautionary principle. Transparency and clear safeguards are essential to ensure innovation serves the public interest.
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The Food and Feed Safety Simplification Omnibus aims at giving authorities and businesses in the food system more flexibility, particularly on pesticides, mad cow disease, feed labelling, inspections and border controls. However, simplification must not reduce inspection intensity, weaken transparency, or undermine pesticides’ risk assessment. Co-legislators must maintain a high level of consumer protection through targeted improvements and additional safeguards.
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The CAP affects almost every aspect of the European food system and represents almost a third of the EU budget. Its design influences what is economically viable for farmers, how markets respond to shocks, what foods are available to consumers, and at what price. It can and should become a central instrument to deliver healthy, sustainable, and affordable food by prioritising consumers’ expectations.
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EU energy and climate legislation sets the pace for decarbonising our economy. Some of these laws contain EU targets. The governance law helps Member States deliver these targets and defines reporting obligations. This should result in consumers benefitting from lower bills, a better quality of life, and a future for our planet. Practically this means more renewable energy, less imports of volatile fossil fuels, continuous efforts to use energy more efficiently, the availability of sustainable products that can be recognised via clear labels, a variety of green mobility choices, and a future where healthy and sustainable foods are accessible and affordable.
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EU institutions agreed to ban meat-related names for vegetarian and vegan products arguing they create confusion for consumers. This makes little sense and consumers say otherwise.
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The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) affects almost every aspect of the European food system. Its design influences what is economically viable for farmers, how markets respond to shocks, what foods are available to consumers and at what price. Consumers recognise the importance of income support for farmers, but they want the CAP to go beyond agricultural policies.