food waste - News - safefood Knowledge Network2024-03-28T17:35:24Zhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/food+wasteEnsuring resilient and sustainable use of the EU’s natural resources: a plan to secure the EU’s food systemshttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/ensuring-resilient-and-sustainable-use-of-the-eu-s-natural-resour2023-07-06T07:14:27.000Z2023-07-06T07:14:27.000Zsafefood Knowledge Network https://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefoodKnowledgeNetwork<div><p>Today, the Commission adopted a package of measures for a sustainable use of key natural resources, aimed at safeguarding our environment and food systems for future generations. Deputy Director-General responsible for Food Safety at DG SANTE Claire Bury took some time out to go over the package and implications of the food proposals.</p>
<p><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/sante/items/794203/en" target="_blank">Continue reading</a></p></div>Ireland's National Food Waste Prevention Roadmap 2023-2025https://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/ireland-s-national-food-waste-prevention-roadmap-2023-20252023-01-24T13:46:29.000Z2023-01-24T13:46:29.000Zsafefood Knowledge Network https://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefoodKnowledgeNetwork<div><p>The National Food Waste Prevention Roadmap 2023-2025 sets out a number of priority actions to bring the focus on food waste prevention, across key sectors in the food supply chain, together in a coherent manner.</p>
<p><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/food/safety/food_waste/eu-food-loss-waste-prevention-hub/resource/show/4036" target="_blank">Continue reading</a></p></div>Cost tops Christmas concerns but safety is still listed as an important aspecthttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/cost-tops-christmas-concerns-but-safety-is-still-listed-as-an-imp2022-12-23T12:37:33.000Z2022-12-23T12:37:33.000Zsafefood Knowledge Network https://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefoodKnowledgeNetwork<div><p>The cost of food is the main concern for people this Christmas but safety is still important, according to a survey.</p>
<p>Research from safefood revealed that almost 4 in 10 people in Ireland are concerned about getting Christmas dinner right. The group safefood promotes food safety and nutrition in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2022/12/cost-tops-christmas-concerns-but-safety-still-listed-as-an-important-aspect/" target="_blank">Continue reading</a></p></div>FSA flagship survey reveals how we all eat todayhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/fsa-flagship-survey-reveals-how-we-all-eat-today2022-08-10T11:35:57.000Z2022-08-10T11:35:57.000Zsafefood Knowledge Network https://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefoodKnowledgeNetwork<div><p>Research published today by the Food Standards Agency indicates that the top three food-related concerns amongst consumers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are food waste, the amount of sugar in food, and animal welfare, with over half of respondents reporting that they are concerned about each of these issues.</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.eufic.org/en/food-safety/article/food-waste-in-europe-statistics-and-facts-about-the-problem" target="_blank">continue reading</a></p></div>EU Food Loss and Waste Prevention Hubhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/eu-food-loss-and-waste-prevention-hub2021-09-29T13:11:47.000Z2021-09-29T13:11:47.000Zsafefood Knowledge Network https://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefoodKnowledgeNetwork<div><p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif;color:#555555;">The Hub is a "one-stop-shop" for stakeholders who take action to fight food losses and food waste. This new digital platform aims to foster the exchange of knowledge and experience and to help disseminate the different initiatives carried out to tackle food losses and food waste, in order to inspire and drive further action on-the- ground, across the EU and beyond.</span></p><p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif;color:#555555;">The website allows stakeholders to share good practices (<a title="Resources page" href="https://www.ec.europa.eu/food/safety/food_waste/eu-food-loss-waste-prevention-hub/resources" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1e5678;">Resources page</span></a>), to find relevant information on national actions, such as policies and legislative developments (<a href="https://www.ec.europa.eu/food/safety/food_waste/eu-food-loss-waste-prevention-hub/eu-member-states" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1e5678;">Member States pages</span></a>), and to stay up-to-date with the latest developments in the field (<a title="News page" href="https://www.ec.europa.eu/food/safety/food_waste/eu-food-loss-waste-prevention-hub/news" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1e5678;">News page</span></a>). Any stakeholder active in the area of food loss and waste prevention in Europe can become a member and share resources and news. Information on national actions against food loss and waste are regularly updated by Member State experts from the relevant public authorities.</span></p><p></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Segoe UI', sans-serif;color:#555555;"><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/food/safety/food_waste/eu-food-loss-waste-prevention-hub/" target="_blank">continue reading</a></span></p></div>Cutting food waste: game-changing fund openshttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/cutting-food-waste-game-changing-fund-opens2019-01-11T15:45:37.000Z2019-01-11T15:45:37.000ZMichael Hillshttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/MichaelHills<div><p>The government will today invite food redistribution organisations to apply for the first £5 million round of funding under a multi-million pound pilot scheme to reduce food waste.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cutting-food-waste-game-changing-fund-opens" target="_blank">Continue reading</a></p></div>Tesco to drop best-before labels from productshttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/tesco-to-drop-best-before-labels-from-products2018-05-24T12:45:49.000Z2018-05-24T12:45:49.000ZMichael Hillshttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/MichaelHills<div><p><span>Supermarket giant Tesco is to remove best-before date labels from selected fruit and vegetable lines, in a bid to reduce food waste.</span></p><p><a href="https://www.foodmanufacture.co.uk/Article/2018/05/22/Supermarket-giant-drops-best-before-date-labels" target="_blank">Continue reading</a></p></div>Co-op sells food after 'best before' dates in waste crackdownhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/co-op-sells-food-after-best-before-dates-in-waste-crackdown2017-12-04T11:05:31.000Z2017-12-04T11:05:31.000ZMichael Hillshttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/MichaelHills<div><p class="story-body__introduction">East of England Co-op will become the first major retailer to sell food beyond its "best before" dates. The chain's 125 stores in East Anglia will sell dried foods and tinned products for just 10p in a bid to cut food waste.</p><p class="story-body__introduction"></p><p class="story-body__introduction"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42217026" target="_blank"><strong>Continue reading here</strong></a></p></div>Commission continues action against food waste and food poverty by facilitating food donationhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/commission-continues-action-against-food-waste-and-food-poverty-b2017-10-19T09:16:36.000Z2017-10-19T09:16:36.000ZJadwiga O'Brienhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/JadwigaOBrien<div><p>The European Commission has adopted guidelines to facilitate food donation in the EU, a key deliverable of the Circular Economy Action Plan. The aim is to clarify relevant EU legislation and help lift barriers to food donation. The EU guidelines will help donors and recipients of surplus food to make sure that they respect relevant requirements such as food hygiene and food information to consumers, thereby ensuring safe food donation practices.</p><p><a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEX-17-3965_en.htm#2" target="_blank">Continue reading.</a></p></div>EU and UN team up to fight antimicrobial resistance and food wastehttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/eu-and-un-team-up-to-fight-antimicrobial-resistance-and-food-wast2017-10-05T13:06:48.000Z2017-10-05T13:06:48.000ZMichael Hillshttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/MichaelHills<div><p>Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Vytenis Andriukaitis and the Director-General of Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) José Graziano da Silva, today agreed to ramp up collaboration between the two organisations in tackling the problems of waste in food supply chains and antimicrobial resistance.</p><p></p><p><strong><a href="https://www.newfoodmagazine.com/news/44770/eu-un-waste/" target="_blank">Continue reading here</a><br /></strong></p></div>Tesco spearheads food waste pushhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/tesco-spearheads-food-waste-push2017-09-26T13:56:46.000Z2017-09-26T13:56:46.000ZJadwiga O'Brienhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/JadwigaOBrien<div><p>Tesco is spearheading a drive to reduce food waste, with 24 of its largest food suppliers – including Kerry Foods, Greencore and Bakkavor – committing to cutting food waste in their production processes. </p><p><a href="http://www.foodnavigator.com/Market-Trends/Tesco-spearheads-food-waste-push" target="_blank">Continue reading.</a></p></div>Use waste rather than crops for biofuels, says UK reporthttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/use-waste-rather-than-crops-for-biofuels-says-uk-report2017-07-14T12:52:47.000Z2017-07-14T12:52:47.000ZMichael Hillshttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/MichaelHills<div><p>Biofuels made from genuine waste can help can reduce carbon emissions and should be encouraged, says a report commissioned by the UK government.</p><p></p><p><strong><a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2140697-use-waste-rather-than-crops-for-biofuels-says-uk-report/" target="_blank">Continue reading here</a><br /></strong></p></div>Irish food waste ‘contributes to €143 billion bill’https://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/irish-food-waste-contributes-to-143-billion-bill2017-05-17T14:21:56.000Z2017-05-17T14:21:56.000Zsafefoodhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefood<div><p><span>Ireland has one of the worst records for food waste in the EU, contributing to a total annual bill of €143 billion, according to a report from the European Commission (EC).</span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/irish-food-waste-contributes-to-e143bn-bill/" target="_blank">Continue reading.</a></p></div>Recycling all food waste could save the UK £3.7bnhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/recycling-all-food-waste-could-save-the-uk-3-7bn2017-02-10T10:09:03.000Z2017-02-10T10:09:03.000ZJadwiga O'Brienhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/JadwigaOBrien<div><p>The UK could save £3.7bn by using food waste sent to landfill for renewable biofertiliser, claimed a food waste expert, after figures last month confirmed domestic food waste alone topped 7.3Mt.</p><p><a href="http://www.foodmanufacture.co.uk/Manufacturing/Recycling-food-waste-could-save-the-UK-billions-in-costs" target="_blank">Continue reading.</a></p></div>EU launches platform to fight food wastehttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/eu-launches-platform-to-fight-food-waste2016-12-01T09:17:00.000Z2016-12-01T09:17:00.000Zsafefoodhttps://safefoodkn.ning.com/members/safefood<div><p><span>The European Commission has launched a multistakeholder platform to prevent food waste. Rethinking our food systems is a "</span><i>moral obligation</i><span>", said commissioner for health and food safety Vytenis Andriukaitis.</span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.foodnavigator.com/Policy/EU-launches-platform-to-fight-food-waste" target="_blank">Continue reading.</a></p>
<p><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/food/safety/food_waste/eu_actions_en" target="_blank">View EU Actions against food waste.</a></p></div>