Iodine Coalition Europe at the European Parliament

Policymakers, nutrition and public health experts, food and salt industry representatives, and organisations with a global reach met at the European Parliament for a high-level breakfast session to tackle iodine deficiency in Europe, in Brussels, on March 25. Hosted by MEP Stefan Köhler and organised by the Iodine Coalition Europe, the session emphasised the need for harmonised policies to provide all Europeans with sufficient iodine intake.

'With the decrease of table salt and general change of diets‎, iodine deficiency is unfortunately making a comeback. However, table salt is often iodised. This trace mineral plays a key function in cognitive development, growth, metabolism, and, of course, thyroid function’, outlined MEP Köhler during its introductory speech.

Throughout the discussion, the speakers Joyce Greene (Senior Advisor, Global Advocacy, Iodine Global Network), Dr. Sarah Bath (Lecturer in Public Health Nutrition, University of Surrey), Michael Durst (Head of Global Regulatory Affairs, Unilever), and Dr. Urs Hofmeier…