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  9 May 2023  

EU Food Loss and Waste Prevention Hub

April 2023

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Dear readers,

Welcome to the April edition of the Hub’s newsletter!

Check out the highlighted news and resources and discover others on the Hub! Get inspired from reports, guidelines, educational materials, websites and many more.

Happy reading!

Save the date!
European Consumer Food Waste Forum: final event

The results of the European Consumer Food Waste Forum will be presented in a final event at the European Parliament on 29 June.

 
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News
Food Waste Free United looks back on their impact in 2022 in the Netherlands

The video shows Food Waste Free United’s year full of food waste-free activities. The Dutch foundation also published an annual overview of its consumer campaigns.

 
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Fédération Française des Banques Alimentaires recovers food from the Rugby World Cup 2023 in France

On the occasion of the Salon de l’Agriculture 2023 the Federation of French Food Banks announced their collaboration with the Rugby World Cup 2023 in France to tackle food waste.

 
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Horizon Europe FOLOU project: improving knowledge on food losses at the primary production stage

The FOLOU project aims to measure, estimate, and monitor food losses, to report them at the Member State and European levels, and assess their impact.

 
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Events
How can smart technologies help?
FIPRA International is organising a hybrid conference on "Smart Technologies: fostering innovation for better information to consumers and food waste reduction" on 11 May 2023.
 
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Resources (highlights)
Germany: Reducing food waste together in retail and wholesale

This two-pager summarizes key recommendations to practitioners by the Dialogue Forum of Wholesale and Retail for Food Waste Reduction in Germany.

 
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Events you may have missed
Webinar: Technological and non-technological solutions to reduce food loss and waste

Organised by the EU-funded FOODRUS project on 25 April, this online webinar is part of the Sustainable Food Systems Webinar Series discussing innovative solutions for surplus food loss and waste prevention.

 
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Nordic summit steps up the fight against food loss and waste

The summit was hosted by the Swedish Food Agency and the Nordic Council of Ministers, in collaboration with the Swedish Board of Agriculture and the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency.

 
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This is the monthly newsletter of the EU Food Loss and Waste Prevention Hub, incorporating information on the latest activities of its members. The newsletter is created and disseminated by the Platform’s Secretariat, within the Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety.

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ISSN: 2600-092X | EW-BP-20-001-EN-N