Anfaco has received "very positively" the green light from the Council of Ministers to the Royal Decree that sets the criteria to promote "a healthy and sustainable diet" in centers under public ownership and in private facilities intended for dependent people or those with special needs, by "explicitly incorporating the demands put forward by the organization to reinforce the presence of fish and seafood products on menus".
The employers' association highlights that this achievement is the result of the work carried out by Anfaco over the past two years, a period in which it has defended before the administrations "the need to properly recognize the nutritional value of fish and shellfish and to guarantee their presence in the policies promoting a healthy diet".
The new regulatory framework approved this Tuesday by the Council of Ministers explicitly includes the inclusion of white fish, blue fish, and shellfish in menus, as well as minimum weekly consumption frequencies, in line with the proposals that the organization has been putting forward over the past two years.
From Anfaco-Cytma, this step forward "should set a precedent for reviewing the regulations for school cafeterias and ensuring an adequate presence of seafood products at all stages of life" is understood.
V Table of the Fishing Science in Vigo
Meanwhile, the Government of Spain held this Tuesday in Vigo the V Table of the Fishing Science with the aim of "moving towards more sustainable and profitable fishing, capable of facing future challenges".
The meeting was chaired by the Secretary General for Research of the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, Eva Ortega, and by the Secretary General for Fishing of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Isabel Artime.
During the meeting, the Secretary General for Research, Eva Ortega, highlighted "the excellent coordination that exists between science and fishing policies in Spain, and the importance of collaboration with the fishing sector to improve its competitiveness and sustainability".
For its part, Artime has claimed the contribution of the Fishing Producers Organizations (OPP), whose projects "demonstrate the relevance of incorporating the knowledge and experience of fishermen into scientific research". In addition, it has highlighted the importance of sustaining stable funding within the framework of the Common Fisheries Policy that makes it possible to extend these actions in the future Multiannual Financial Framework of the European Union.
Galician seafood products at Gastronomic Forum Barcelona
Likewise, the Minister of the Sea, Marta Villaverde, has gone to the institutional exhibition space of Gastronomic Forum Barcelona to learn firsthand about the Galician offering present at the event.
At this appointment, which takes place at Fira de Barcelona, 21 Galician companies participate, eight of which belong to the fishing and canning sector.
The Xunta stand hosts culinary demonstrations and tastings associated with the Galicia Sabe AMar campaign, in order to promote the quality and guaranteed origin seals of Galician seafood products.