With more than 1 billion meals thrown in the bin globally each day, there’s no doubt society needs new ways to cut food waste. Now scientists say they might have an answer – giving food products ‘sad’ labels to help us empathise with them. Cartoons of sad-looking bananas boost sales of the fruit when they’re not in bunches, according to …
The National Food Crime Unit (NFCU) is a specialised branch of the UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA), established in response to concerns about the integrity and safety of the food supply chain. Its primary role is to investigate and tackle food-related criminal activities, such as fraud, adulteration, and misrepresentation, that can pose risks to public health or undermine consumer confidence …
We can build a circular food system that ensures our food never creates waste. A circular food system provides economic opportunities, tackles climate change, protects biodiversity, and builds greater long-term resilience. In a circular economy food waste is prevented, surplus edible food can be redistributed to people who need it, and inedible food by-products and human waste become inputs for …
