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Press releases | 26 April 2021

EU-funded Strength2Food launches 1st ever Food Quality Schemes (FQS) sustainability Strategic Guide

The EU-funded project Strength2Food launched today the first Strategic Guide on Sustainable Food Quality Schemes(FQS), as a result of a 5-year research at European level.

Press releases | 24 March 2021

Clarity needed in classification systems for processed foods

Researchers from the University of Surrey and the European Food Information Council (EUFIC) reviewed over 100 scientific papers to examine if different criteria exist in developing classification systems for processed foods and, if so, what distinguishes them.

Press releases | 23 March 2021

Eating seasonal and local: EUFIC launches 1st ever Europe-wide interactive fruit and vegetables map

EUFIC launches the first-ever Europe-wide fruit and vegetables seasonality interactive tool in the context of the 2021 International Year of Fruits and Vegetables.

Press releases | 17 March 2021

New report released: Outcomes from the EUFIC-FAO UN Food Systems Summit Independent Dialogue

More than 100 stakeholders from academia, civil society, public and private sector gathered in February for the EUFIC – FAO independent Food Systems Dialogue. The report is now available.

Press releases | 17 December 2020

Innovative 3D food printer cuts food waste and boosts creativity in the kitchen

The latest FutureKichen video features the Michelin-starred brothers of Cocina Hermanos Torres, who use the 3D food printer ' Foodini'  to prepare creative dishes that would be impossible to do by hand.

Press releases | 27 October 2020

Polish biotech start-up produces zero-waste rapeseed protein in sustainability breakthrough

FutureKitchen series explains this food tech in Virtual Reality.

Press releases | 22 October 2020

EIT Food-funded WeValueFood fosters a new generation of Food Champions

WeValueFood develops a network of Food Champions who inspire their peers through sharing knowledge about food on social media. In 2020, Food Champions are recruited in three hubs across Europe: UK, Spain, and Iceland.

Press releases | 05 October 2020

EU project REFUCOAT recyclable active food packaging opens the way to sustainable and biobased alternatives

The EU-funded project REFUCOAT has successfully developed a new set of innovative and resource-efficient processes for producing bioplastics for food packaging from renewable materials, with a strong potential to replace traditional fossil-based raw materials.