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Consumers, not supermarkets, need empowering to tackle the food waste crisis
Or so say expert psychologists. A new transnational research study has set out the key psychological drivers that lead to consumers wasting food.
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Issue #2 2017 – Digital Version
In this issue: Snacks, Health & Nutrition, Fish & Seafood, Packaging, Microbiology, Food Safety, Brexit, plus show previews and interviews...
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Initiative on resource efficiency: reducing food waste, improving food safety
11 April 2017 | By New Food
On 11 April, the ENVI Committee voted on the above-mentioned draft report. This own-initiative report is part of the follow-up to the Commission’s Circular Economy Action Plan. It addresses issues such as date marking, the promotion of food donation and the role of food packaging.
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927 food items mislabelled as Japanese
10 April 2017 | By New Food
927 items were mislabelled as Japanese products, according to a survey by the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry
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New labels should reduce food waste
10 April 2017 | By New Food
Americans toss out $165 billion worth of food each year, often out of confusion about the meaning of the more than 10 different date labels used on packages
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Vacuum packaging’s key role in the great food waste challenge
The world wastes one third of all food produced. What you might not know is that food packaging can play a significant role in reducing the food industry's environmental footprint...
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Food packaging rules misleading and potentially dangerous, new research confirms
28 March 2017 | By New Food
Food packaging is not tailored enough to contents, a team from Université Paris-Saclay has found, and could be causing the spread of chemicals.
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Is biodegradable packaging the answer to the food’s climate change problem?
13 March 2017 | By Kaunas University of Technology (KTU)
KTU researchers are creating biodegradable food packaging materials, which, in addition, will also keep food fresh for longer...
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The pros and cons of personalised packaging for FMCG brands
6 March 2017 | By Nikki Gilliland | Econsultancy
With personalisation an ever-increasing phenomenon, Econsultancy takes a look at what effect personalised packaging is having on the consumer...
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US sell-by-date labelling is about to change… in a big way
17 February 2017 | By Roy Manuell | Digital Editor
Most US consumers have no idea about the true motive behind the sell-by-date on their food labels says the Washington Post in an article published today...
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New exciting honey app lifts the lid on jar’s true contents
1 February 2017 | By New Food
A consumer app is now available to take the guess work out of verifying the honey purchased is true to the variety published on the label and undamaged by heat...
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New active food label combats food fraud and boosts consumer confidence
18 January 2017 | By New Food
With food safety and traceability issues increasingly in the spotlight, a Bristol technology company has come up with an innovative label technology...
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Product review: Simple and direct sodium determination
METTLER TOLEDO presents a new analytical method dedicated to the simplified, yet highly accurate determination of sodium...
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Ulma packaging boosts UK team with Steve Brooks
12 January 2017 | By New Food
Packaging Ltd, the leading packaging machinery and complete automated lines supplier, has boosted its UK workforce with another sales appointment...
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Barry Callebaut moves to sustainable carton in EMEA
11 January 2017 | By New Food
Barry Callebaut now purchases 95% of its corrugated carton boxes as Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified in the EMEA Region...
