Food and nutrition
Public policy support – Food and nutrition
INRAE scientists and their partners talk about the research, expertise, training and joint management activities they carry out together to inform public policy for preventive nutrition for public and environmental health. For INRAE, this means revisiting the production, formulation and consumption processes for products that are good for health and the environment, affordable and competitive.
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Permanent public policy support systems
Within the research-expertise-public policy support continuum, permanent public policy support systems are dedicated to supporting public policies and have their own permanent resources. INRAE is involved in various ways in the research-expertise-public policy support continuum.
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Scientists talk about their public policy support activities
A platform to study changes in the quality of processed products on offer
“[…] I’m in charge of steering the Oqali at INRAE. It’s a job that combines team management, scientific monitoring…”
Ghislaine Narayanane
Head of the Oqali project for INRAE
From the dossier: Oqali: a food observatory for public nutrition policy support – Open thematic
Read the testimonial: A platform to study changes in the quality of processed products on offerOpening up and sharing data on the composition of processed products
“[…] Opening up this data is a key issue for encouraging the reformulation of recipes and clarifying the efforts…”
Olivier Allais
Research Director and Scientific Coordinator of Oqali for INRAE
From the dossier: Oqali: a food observatory for public nutrition policy support – Open thematic
Read the testimonial: Opening up and sharing data on the composition of processed productsOqali data in the fight against childhood obesity and the H2020 “Stop” project
“The Safety and Quality of Plant-Based Products (SQPOV) unit is interested in the impact of processing on food quality…”
Isabelle Souchon
Research Director in Food Process Engineering and Food Physicochemistry, INRAE
From the dossier: Oqali: a food observatory for public nutrition policy support – Open thematic
Read the testimonial: Oqali data in the fight against childhood obesity and the H2020 “Stop” projectOur partners talk about their collaboration with scientists
Avignon: a study area for sustainable school catering
“[…] By studying or co-constructing our actions, scientists give weight to our choices […]”.
Hugues Fortuna
Director of municipal catering, Avignon
From the dossier: INRAE for healthy and sustainable school meals – Open thematic
Read the testimonial: Avignon: a study area for sustainable school cateringLocal food projects
“A territorial food project enables the area that supports it to implement a wide range of actions …
Donald Lecomte
Occitanie Regional Directorate for Agriculture, Food and Forestry
From the dossier: Food and regions: INRAE scientists support local food projects – Open thematic
Read the testimonial: Local food projectsPublic authorities and research working together on the OQALI food quality platform
“After joining Anses in 2009, I became head of the Oqali project in 2012, and then of the Oqali unit in …
Julie Gauvreau-Béziat
French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (Anses)
From the dossier: Oqali: a food observatory for public nutrition policy support – Open thematic
Read the testimonial: Public authorities and research working together on the OQALI food quality platformInter-ministerial collaboration with Research on the OQALI food quality platform
“Our office is leading the National Nutrition and Health Programme (PNNS), one of the aims of which is to improve …
Isabelle de Guido-Vincent-Genod
French Ministry of Labour, Health and Solidarity
From the dossier: Oqali: a food observatory for public nutrition policy support – Open thematic
Read the testimonial: Inter-ministerial collaboration with Research on the OQALI food quality platformInter-ministerial collaboration with Research on the OQALI food quality platform
“My thesis, carried out as part of a doctoral course in nutrition, raised my awareness of the link between …
Erwan de Gavelle
French Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty
From the dossier: Oqali: a food observatory for public nutrition policy support – Open thematic
Read the testimonial: Inter-ministerial collaboration with Research on the OQALI food quality platformFood and nutrition in our dossiers at the interface between science and public policy
Thematic dossier
INRAE for healthy and sustainable school meals
From nutrition to the environment and food behaviour in school catering, INRAE supports public policies…
Thematic dossier
Food and regions: INRAE scientists support local food projects
Over the last 60 years, the places where food is produced, processed and consumed have gradually moved away from …
Thematic dossier
Oqali: a food observatory for public nutrition policy support
Described as a nutritional pathology by the World Health Organisation, obesity is a public health issue. Public policies …
