European raw materials policy — past and current development

European Regional Populations: Current Trends, Future Pathways, and Policy Options

Europe is currently experiencing an ageing population and slowing population growth of both the total and working-age populations. These trends are likely to continue. Even though population ageing will affect all European regions, different regions will be affected in different ways. Even under favorable conditions, 35-40 % of all NUTS2 regions will face a labor force decline. If economic cond...

European Innovation Policy through the European Regional Development Fund

Are Sexual and Reproductive Health Policies Designed for All? Vulnerable Groups in Policy Documents of Four European Countries and Their Involvement in Policy Development

Background Health policies are important instruments for improving population health. However, experience suggests that policies designed for the whole population do not always benefit the most vulnerable. Participation of vulnerable groups in the policy-making process provides an opportunity for them to influence decisions related to their health, and also to exercise their rights. This paper ...

Quality Control of Raw Materials

Food influences the health of a population to a great degree, therefore, the control of food quality is an important government activity, and is legislatively regulated. Raw food materials quality is a complex term that includes nutritional, sensory, hygienictoxicological, and technological points of view. Food has to fulfill all quality requirements, but above all, it has to be safe. High qual...

Fats and oils as oleochemical raw materials *

Vegetable oils and fats are important constituents of human and animal foodstuffs. Certain grades are industrially used and, together with carbohydrates and proteins, are important renewable resources compared to fossil and mineral raw materials, whose occurrence is finite. In concepts for new products, the price, performance, and product safety criteria are equally important and have a corresp...