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Lidl first supermarket to use Prevented Ocean Plastic in bottles
Lidl GB has announced that it will be incorporating Prevented Ocean Plastic into its water bottles in the UK supermarket first.
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The most important new food legislation for a generation?
Professor Chris Elliott reveals what he thinks is the most important piece of legislation for a long time is and explains its impact on the food and beverage sector.
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Arla Foods explores fibre-based caps for milk cartons
Dairy cooperative Arla Foods has teamed up with Blue Ocean Closures to create a fibre-based cap for milk cartons.
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Sainsbury’s removes plastic trays from its “by Sainsbury’s” steaks
Claiming it will save “over 10 million pieces of plastic each year”, Sainsbury’s has introduced cardboard trays for some of its steaks.
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EU proposes food waste reduction targets
The EU has outlined food waste reduction targets and is asking Member States to cut their food waste by 10 percent by 2030.
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Eye-tracking reveals consumers focus on label date, not wording
Researchers have found “up to half of consumers may decide to pour perfectly good milk down the drain based solely on their glance at the date label”.
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Do conservation policies risk global biodiversity damage?
Two academics from the UK have warned that ‘green’ farming policies may accelerate global biodiversity loss.
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University of Nottingham innovators win sustainable food awards
Two winning teams from the University of Nottingham discuss their success in the EcoTrophelia competition and why they think sustainable food innovation is essential.
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USDA approves cultivated chicken for consumers
UPSIDE Foods and GOOD Meat are now able to start commercial production and sales of cultivated chicken for US consumers.
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Gene variant discovered that triggers early flowering in barley
A study has found a “tiny mutation” in the genetic material of barley that ensures those plants develop faster and subsequently flower earlier.
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How the food industry can transform the national diet
WWF’s Joanna Trewern discusses why she thinks brands should enable consumers to make better choices for themselves and the planet when purchasing food.
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Kerry opens “state-of-the-art” taste facility Indonesia
Kerry has opened a “state of the art” facility in Karawang, Indonesia, to “deliver localised products to its fast-growing markets”.
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Which city is the refill capital of the UK?
According to a study by Lifestyle Packaging, Oxford is the refill capital of the UK, paving the way with its refillable packaging efforts.
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Sustainability from the ground up
Producing meat for the masses, Jason Weller, Global Chief Sustainability Officer at JBS, one of the world’s largest food companies, discusses how it manages to scale its output while keeping meat affordable.
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The food safety and human health timebomb
Professor Chris Elliott discusses the impact plastic has on the planet and predicts the “biggest challenge” that regulators and food and water companies will ever have to face.
