Articles Tagged with ''food waste''

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Reduce Food Waste with QR Codes

April 29, 2022

Interactive QR codes, when linked with Blue Bite’s connected products platform, can help brands reduce waste and manage recalls by making food products easier to track and trace.

Reducing Food Waste with Extended Shelf Life, Preservation Technologies

Emma Cahill M.Sc.

April 26, 2022

Reducing food waste is imperative for fighting world hunger, and technologies to reduce food waste can also help improve food safety, quality, and shelf life.

The Regulation of Active and Intelligent Food Packaging in the U.S. and the EU

Innovations in A&I food packaging, if allowed to advance, could significantly reduce food waste and improve food safety

George G. Misko J.D.

April 19, 2022

Efforts to reduce food waste may include the use of active and intelligent (A&I) packaging. Literature has pointed out the links between climate change, natural resource depletion, and food waste, and suggests that using A&I packaging to prolong product freshness and slow down spoilage of perishable fruit and meat has the diversion potential of 72,000 tons and an economic value of $167 million. As innovations in packaging advance, if allowed to do so, the impact of these products could be of greater benefit, not only in reducing food waste but also in improving food safety.

Exclusive interview: Q&A with Kerry, on clean label food protection and preservation

October 8, 2020

Food Safety Strategies recently was able to talk to a few leaders at Kerry about food protection.

Farmstead launches AI platform to help food companies reduce waste

Companies that will benefit from FreshAI include supermarkets, cafeterias, food production facilities, restaurants, quick-service food chains and convenience stores seeking to quickly improve profit margins and achieve waste reduction goals.

April 11, 2018

Farmstead, what is dubbed as the nation's first artificial intelligence-powered digital micro-grocer, launched FreshAI, a new B2B platform that opens Farmstead's AI predictive analytics business management model to food industry companies across the food sector.

Arla Foods begins consumer testing of packaging to help reduce food waste

The indicator, known as Mimica Touch, works by reacting to changes in the packaged food and to temperature changes.

March 28, 2018

Arla Foods began consumer testing of a new indicator, that when added to product packaging, could tell the consumer when the product is beginning to expire.

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'Use by…,' 'Best before…,' confusion causes 10% of food waste in the EU

The problem of date stamps in the EU is just as much of a problem as in the US, even though there are only two date stamp choices in the EU.

Wayne Labs

February 11, 2018

A recent study on date stamping shows that confusion over date marking and other food label information contributes to as much as 10 percent of the annual 88 million tonnes (97 US tons) of food waste in the European Union.

Champions 12.3 launches food loss, waste report

Governments and organizations across Europe, Africa and the United States have taken a number of notable steps over the past year, but more is needed worldwide.

September 20, 2017

A new report assesses the world’s progress toward Target 12.3 of the sustainable development goals (SDGs), which calls on all nations to halve food waste and reduce food loss by 2030.

Study: Less food wasted when using frozen produce

The study, conducted within CARVE's public-private partnership, shows that using frozen foods might reduce consumers’ food waste.

August 4, 2017

Consumers create less waste from frozen vegetables, potato products and berry fruit than from fresh or alternatives in cans or jars, according to a study by Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands.

Toyo Ink to Highlight Food Safety and Waste, Sustainability at Interpack

May 2, 2017

Toyo Ink Group, along with its member companies and sister subsidiaries, will be jointly exhibiting the latest innovations in package printing and converting at Interpack 2017, which takes place May 4-10 in Dusseldorf, Germany.

Live: November 17, 2026 at 11:00 am EST: Attend this webinar to explore practical ways food processors can modernize sanitation verification and microbiological testing while keeping workflows simple and effective.

Live: December 2, 2026 at 11:00 am EST: Attend this webinar to understand why chlorine dioxide is not chlorine, and what “ultra-pure” means for residues, byproducts, and effectiveness.

Live: December 3, 2026 at 11:00 am EST: This webinar will cover best practices for reviewing, refining, and governing AI-generated training content for accuracy and consistency.