AIJN - European Fruit Juice Association
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## Juice Summit 2024 - Registrations are open!

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[Juice Summit 2024 - Registrations are open!](https://aijn.eu/en/news/juice-summit-2024-registration-are-open)

## Approval today of the EU Agreement on Packaging rules by the European Parliament: Congratulations from the European fruit juices and nectars industry

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[Approval today of the EU Agreement on Packaging rules by the European Parliament: Congratulations from the European fruit juices and nectars industry](https://aijn.eu/en/news/approval-today-of-the-eu-agreement-on-packaging-rules-by-the-european-parliament-congratulations-from-the-european-fruit-juices)

## The European Fruit Juice Association welcomes the approval of the Revision of the EU Fruit Juice Directive

AIJN is pleased to announce that the EU Parliament has approved the Revision of the Fruit Juice Directive, marking an important step in the development of the fruit juice and nectar industry.

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[The European Fruit Juice Association welcomes the approval of the Revision of the EU Fruit Juice Directive](https://aijn.eu/en/news/the-european-fruit-juice-association-welcomes-the-approval-of-the-revision-of-the-eu-fruit-juice-directive)

## Packaging cannot be considered in isolation from its product

Despite its ambitious measures, the Proposal for a revised Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation presents significant drawbacks in certain aspects, like reuse. In its current wording, the Regulation can jeopardize food and consumer safety in Europe.

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[Packaging cannot be considered in isolation from its product](https://aijn.eu/en/news/packaging-cannot-be-considered-in-isolation-from-its-product)

## Juice Environmental Deep Dive on 28 March!

Nature Works: The Case for Promoting Biodiversity. A joint virtual initiative by AIJN, IFU, the Sustainable Juice Platform and the Sustainable Juice Covenant on 28 March at 15:00 CET.

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[Juice Environmental Deep Dive on 28 March!](https://aijn.eu/en/news/save-the-date-juice-environmental-deep-dive-on-28-march)

## Wishing you a fruitful start to 2023!

What's new in January?

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[Wishing you a fruitful start to 2023!](https://aijn.eu/en/news/wishing-you-a-fruitful-start-to-2023)

## Happy holidays from AIJN Secretary-General Wouter Lox

Let’s raise a glass of fruit juice to a healthy and fruitful 2023!

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[Happy holidays from AIJN Secretary-General Wouter Lox](https://aijn.eu/en/news/happy-holidays-from-aijn-secretary-general-wouter-lox)

## Over-ambitious reuse targets must not be the enemy of recycling for beverage packaging

Beverage sectors are concerned the European Commission’s new proposal on packaging legislation will be misguided in focusing their sectors almost exclusively on reusable packaging to the detriment of recycling schemes.

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[Over-ambitious reuse targets must not be the enemy of recycling for beverage packaging](https://aijn.eu/en/news/over-ambitious-reuse-targets-must-not-be-the-enemy-of-recycling-for-beverage-packaging)

## Juice Summit 2022 – a great success!

“It’s amazing, all our clients are here!” - feedback from a satisfied participant when asked to reflect on the first post-pandemic Juice Summit. AIJN, SGF and IFU partnered once again to organise the 9th annual conference in Antwerp, Belgium on 12-13 October 2022.

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[Juice Summit 2022 – a great success!](https://aijn.eu/en/news/juice-summit-2022-a-great-success)

## Draft reuse requirements for drinks packaging are an existential threat to beverage industries and effective existing recycling

AIJN – European Fruit Juice Association, The Brewers of Europe, Natural Mineral Waters Europe, UNESDA Soft Drinks Europe are united in expressing our profound concern at the mandatory targets the European Commission intends to set for the reuse of our beverage containers.

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[Draft reuse requirements for drinks packaging are an existential threat to beverage industries and effective existing recycling](https://aijn.eu/en/news/draft-reuse-requirements-for-drinks-packaging-are-an-existential-threat-to-beverage-industries-and-effective-existing-recycling)

## REGISTER NOW: Empowering consumers to make healthy food choices

AIJN - in partnership with Euractiv - is hosting ’Empowering consumers to make healthy food choices’, a hybrid panel discussion for policymakers in Brussels on Wednesday 16 November 12:30-13:45 CET.

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[REGISTER NOW: Empowering consumers to make healthy food choices](https://aijn.eu/en/news/register-now-empowering-consumers-to-make-healthy-food-choices)

## AIJN's newest digital innovation is live!

The AIJN EU sustainability legislation database is a digital tool that provides up-to-date information and impact assessment on every existing, as well as every upcoming EU-level sustainability legislation that has an influence on the fruit juice industry.

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[AIJN's newest digital innovation is live!](https://aijn.eu/pages/view/locale:en)

## The Juice Summit is back!

The first post-corona edition of the Juice Summit will take place on 12-13 October 2022 in Antwerp, Belgium. Registrations are open and places are limited, so make sure you and your colleagues secure your tickets as soon as possible!

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[The Juice Summit is back!](https://aijn.eu/en/news/the-juice-summit-is-back)

## AIJN visit to the DöhlerGroup factory in Darmstadt, Germany

The AIJN Team visited our Observer Member DöhlerGroup's premises in Darmstadt, Germany for an in-depth discussion on the intersections of fruit processing, sustainability and EU policies.

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[AIJN visit to the DöhlerGroup factory in Darmstadt, Germany](https://aijn.eu/en/news/aijn-visit-to-the-doehlergroup-factory-in-darmstadt-germany)

## All together: building the fruit juice industry's first sector-wide Sustainability Roadmap

An interview with Bruno Van Gompel and Wouter Lox on AIJN's pioneering Sustainability Roadmap project in the May/June 2022 issue of Fruit Juice Focus.

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[All together: building the fruit juice industry's first sector-wide Sustainability Roadmap](https://aijn.eu/en/news/all-together-building-the-fruit-juice-industry-s-first-sector-wide-sustainability-roadmap)

## The packaging industry calls for one single circular economy

60 associations from the packaging value chain, including AIJN, issued a joint letter to call on the European Commission to create one single circular economy, not 27 separate ones, underpinned by an integrated Single Market.

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[The packaging industry calls for one single circular economy](https://aijn.eu/en/news/the-packaging-industry-calls-for-one-single-circular-economy)

## Towards a policy framework that enables efficient waste collection, closed loop recycling and access to recycled content

AIJN joined forces with NMWE, UNESDA, the Changing Markets Foundation and Zero Waste Europe to call on EU decision-makers to create the right enabling policy framework and help our industries accelerate the transition to a circular economy.

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[Towards a policy framework that enables efficient waste collection, closed loop recycling and access to recycled content](https://aijn.eu/en/news/towards-a-policy-framework-that-enables-efficient-waste-collection-closed-loop-recycling-and-access-to-recycled-content)

## Not looking at the full composition of fruit juices can be misleading

An interview with AIJN Secretary General Wouter Lox.

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[Not looking at the full composition of fruit juices can be misleading](https://aijn.eu/en/news/not-looking-at-the-full-composition-of-fruit-juices-can-be-misleading)

## Juice Environmental Summit – a starting point for sector-wide cooperation

AIJN jointly organised the Juice Environmental Summit on 24 March 2022.

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[Juice Environmental Summit – a starting point for sector-wide cooperation](https://aijn.eu/en/news/juice-environmental-summit-a-starting-point-for-sector-wide-cooperation)

## Get the Juice Facts

Find here the latest research on health benefits and nutritional information about fruit juices

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[Get the Juice Facts](https://aijn.eu/en/publications/press)

## AIJN on Social Media

Twitter : @AIJNassociation / LinkedIn : AIJN European Fruit Juice Association / Youtube : AIJN European Fruit Juice Association

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#### Close the Glass Loop

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#### European Juice Control Systems

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#### Approval today of the EU Agreement on Packaging rules by the European Parliament: Congratulations from the European fruit juices

24 APRIL 2024

AIJN welcomes the approval by the European Parliament of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).

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#### Juice Summit 2024 - Registrations are open!

16 MAY 2024

Don't miss your chance to be part of the premier event in the fruit juice industry!

[Read More](/en/news/juice-summit-2024-registration-are-open)

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#### JUICE SUMMIT 2024!

16 - 17 OCTOBER 2024

[Read More](/en/events/juice-summit-2024) [Website](https://www.juicesummit.org/)

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