The Council of European Dentists held a policy event at the European Parliament on 25 March 2026, calling on EU decision-makers to tighten sugar regulation across member states. Hosted by MEP Dario Tamburrano, the session brought together national dental associations, consumer advocates, and policymakers to examine gaps in current EU sugar policy. The food industry currently uses more than three times the amount of sugar consistent with WHO recommendations, which set free sugars at below 10% of daily energy intake. CED speakers framed dental caries as the most modifiable risk factor linked to sugar consumption, and argued that oral health must be embedded in broader non-communicable disease prevention strategies. The CED put forward six concrete recommendations: an EU-wide sugar-sweetened beverage tax extended to ultra-processed foods, trade barriers on imported raw sugar, a binding advertising directive to restrict marketing of high-sugar products to children, mandatory front-of-packet labelling, nutritional standards banning high-sugar products in schools and hospitals, and integration of oral health into systemic prevention frameworks. National advocacy models from the United Kingdom, Italy, Greece, Germany, and France were presented as examples of effective public health campaigns. The non-governmental organisation Safe Food Advocacy Europe outlined school-based food literacy programmes and a smartphone app aimed at helping consumers make informed dietary choices.