News from the EU Food Loss and Waste Prevention Hub - November - December 2023

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20 December 2023

EU Food Loss and Waste Prevention Hub

November/ December 2023

EU Food Safety

Dear readers,

Welcome to the November/December edition of the Hub’s newsletter, bringing you the latest news and resources in food loss and waste prevention.

Go through the highlighted resources and discover many more on the Hub! Get inspired from reports, guidelines, educational materials, websites and many more.

As the year draws to an end, we would like to thank you for your interest in the Hub and for your work to reduce food losses and waste.

We wish you all a lovely break and happy holidays!

SANTE FOOD WASTE TEAM

Save the date!

Sustainable solutions: Exploring protein recovery in the bioeconomy

The LIFE by ProtVal project is organising an international event as part of the European project closure on February 15, 2024 in Almazán, Spain.

Global Forum of Food and Agriculture (GFFA) 2024: Joint Action on Food Loss and Waste on the 18th and 19th of January

Selected partners of the Collaboration Initiative on Food Loss and Waste (e.g. Australia, Brazil, Germany and Zimbabwe) will provide insights into their FLW work within an Expert Panel and at the Innovation Forum.

News (highlights)

Awareness campaign: Restaurants and retail, together against food waste in the Basque Country

On November 21, the Basque Government launched a campaign with a new website, guides and videos for the retail and food services sectors.

FOODRUS campaign to tackle food waste and losses in various European countries

From 17–26 November the #FoodWasteWarriors campaign under the FOODRUS project hosted multiple events across the EU.

The Finnish Food Waste Week: cultivating food appreciation and sustainable consumption

Annual food waste week held in Finland in September 2023 to increase awareness and provide practical tips empowering consumers to reduce food waste.

Food Waste-Free Week 2023 in the Netherlands

Watch the video of how millions of consumers were inspired by 160 organizations to reduce food waste during the Dutch Food Waste-Free Week 2023.

FOLOU Project is looking for experts to debate and discuss key topics related to food loss

If you are interested in sharing your knowledge on food losses, click the link in the newsfeed and get engaged with the FOLOU project.

FoodCloud awarded with the "Food Waste Reduction Initiative of the Year for the 2023"

FEBA Member FoodCloud won the “Food Waste Reduction Initiative of the Year for the 2023″ award at the All-Ireland Sustainability Events 2023.

Boroume celebrates 10 years of partnership with the Greek retailer AB Vassilopoulos

Since 2013, Boroume and AB Vassilopoulos has worked together and developed an innovative operational model for saving surplus food at store level. Thanks to the program millions of food portions are being redistributed every year from more than 300 shops to charities.

Resources (highlights)

Leaflets with recommendations to reduce consumer food waste available in all EU languages

Based on the European Consumer Food Waste Forum's work, JRC have published three leaflets with a selection of ideas to reduce food waste targeting policymakers, food businesses and other organisations, and schools.

Inflation & poverty: new study confirms the social value of Die Tafel Österreich

An impact analysis by the Vienna University of Economics and Business reveals the social and economic value of the work of the Austrian food bank “Die Tafel Österreich”.

Launch of JUST KEEP IT mobile app: free weekly menu & grocery list to avoid food waste

JUST KEEP IT, the new mobile app that simplifies zero-waste cooking, offering a calendar and a grocery list of easy and delicious recipes ready in 30 min. has been launched (available in French and Dutch).

Events you may have missed

FAO impact webinar: food waste reduction in households

The webinar took place on 19 December, exploring the potential and application of behavioural science in addressing food waste at household level.

Free webinar by Paulig & EIT Food: how can we fight food waste through innovation and collaboration?

International food and beverage company Paulig and EIT Food invited on 20 November various industry actors to discuss how to reduce food waste.

EU food waste reduction exchange event took place in Beijing

“Pride on our Plates - China-Europe Exchange Forum" held an event on 17 November in China to share and discuss views on policy advocacy, best practices, behaviour change and much more.

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.

The contents of the newsletter do not necessarily reflect the position or opinion of the European Commission. For more information about EU actions on food loss and waste prevention, please visit the European Commission’s Food waste website.

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