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Consequences of food waste By: Angelika Mantur-Vierendeel From: EuroFIR (European Food Information Resource) Food waste has emerged as a pressing global issue with significant consequences that span various sectors, impacting the economy, the environment, and social aspects. Repercussions of food waste extend far beyond mere disposal of food scraps. In fact, it touches the very […]

EU Sustainable Food System Innovation Platform By: Dario Dongo – Andrea Adelmo Della Penna  07/07/2023 From: GIFT (Great Italian Food Trade) Original article The synergy between different research projects, in the framework programmes Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe, made it possible to establish the Sustainable Food System Innovation Platform. With the aim of sharing the innovations developed both in the context

Food loss and waste, proposal for revision of the framework directive on waste in the EU By: Dario Dongo – Andrea Adelmo Della Penna  06/07/2023 From: GIFT (Great Italian Food Trade) Original article On 5 July 2023, the European Commission adopted the proposal for the revision of the Waste Framework Directive, which includes, inter alia, new

EU Commission publishes legally binding food waste reduction targets for 2030 By: Berta Redondo From: Europatat (European Potato Trade Association) As part of a package of measures for a sustainable use of key natural resources that the European Commission revealed on 5 July, the Commission is proposing to set legally binding food waste reduction targets to be

UVMB participation on the 10th International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management By: Atilla Kunszabó, 26/06/2023 From: UVMB (University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest) On June 21-24, the WASTELESS project partner, University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest (UVMB) actively participated in the 10th International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management held in Chania, Greece (https://chania2023.uest.gr/). This conference

Short opinion on Reducing Food Loss and Waste by Nastasia Belc,  General Director of The National R&D Institute for Food Bioresources, IBA, Bucharest, Romania Member of the External Expert Advisory Board of WASTELESS project. Along the food system food is lost or wasted and this is a complex challenge in the higher and higher resources’ competition

Agri-food waste valorization as sustainable strategy for reducing the Food Loss and Waste impact By Patrizia Perego Department of Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering (DICCA), University of Genoa, Via Opera Pia 15, 16145 Genova (GE), Italy, *p.perego@unige.it Member of the External Expert Advisory Board of WASTELESS project. According to the FAO, the annual food production

RECUP, Active citizenship to fight food waste By: Gulia Pietrollini  19/04/2023 From: GIFT (Great Italian Food Trade) Original article RECUP is a social promotion association active in Milan and Rome which aims to reduce food waste through the recovery of food surpluses in fruit and vegetable markets. The association represents a concrete response to combat

France, Carrefour and Leclerc obtain the national label against food waste By: Marta Strinati 04/04/2023 From: GIFT (Great Italian Food Trade) Original article Two groups in large-scale distribution in France – Leclerc (in first place, 22,9% market share in 2022) and Carrefour (fourth in the standings, with 9,9% of the market share) – obtain the national label

Food donations, steps forward in US legislation By: Gulia Pietrollini  15/03/2023 From: GIFT (Great Italian Food Trade) Original article From January 5, 2023, the US legislation on food donations relaunches the fight against food waste and support for the food security of the population in conditions of need. (1) The bipartisan amendment Food Donation Improvement Act (FDIA) at Emerson