Food waste
Every day, large quantities of food are wasted – food that could have been consumed, or could have other uses. How can we all act to reduce the amount of food we waste, to save money and natural resources, and help make sure that those in need are fed?
Fighting food waste by innovative food packaging
19 July 2018By 2050, the world’s population will have reached 9 billion people. To provide enough nutritious food for everybody, while preserving natural resources, we need to switch to more sustainable food systems. This not only involves changing how we produce food globally, but also reducing food losses and waste in the food chain and minimizing the impact of packaging waste.
Innovative packaging can play a key role to reduce food waste: Dr. Nina McGrath
10 July 2018Dr. Nina McGrath, Senior Manager for Food Safety at EUFIC, explained why packaging technology holds great potential to reduce food waste at the latest Public Policy Exchange Symposium in Brussels.