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  23 June 2020  

EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste

Newsletter May 2020

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European Commission

Adoption of the Farm to Fork Strategy.

 
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European Commission

Horizon2020 Research and Innovation (R&I) call.

 
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European Commission

The 8th meeting of the Platform took place virtually on 15 June 2020. Opening statement by Commissioner Stella Kyriakides-Health and Food Safety; Chaired by Sabine Jülicher, Director, Food and feed safety, Innovation.

 
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Austria
The initiative ‘Team Austria’ celebrates its 10th anniversary.
 
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Germany

Discover the winners of the ‘Too good for the bin’ Federal Award!

 
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Hungary

Online Wasteless lesson on food waste prevention for schools and facilitating donation of household surplus food.

 
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Slovenia

Dissemination of the Slovenian version of the Platform’s key recommendations for action to prevent food waste and food redistribution activities during the COVID-19 crisis.

 
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Sweden

Increased feed use from surplus food and production residues, news from the Swedish Food Agency on food waste in public meals and publications about the Gothenburg model for lesser food waste.

 
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Boroume

Restart of the “Boroume at the Farmers’ Market” programme, following the lockdown COVID-19 period.

 
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Eurocoop

EROSKI and Yurrita Group donate three tons of canned fish to the Bizkaia Red Cross.

 
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European Food Banks Federation

The Data Collection Project goes on; interview of the President of the European Food Banks Federation by a Belgian local TV channel about the impact of COVID-19 on the work of Food Banks; European Food Banks’ initiatives to prevent food waste.

 
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FoodWIN

Winners of the Food Waste Awards 2020 in Belgium.

 
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SMEunited

5 minutes to reduce your food waste: online self-evaluation questionnaire for small businesses in the food sector to help them reduce their food waste.

 
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Stop Wasting Food, Denmark

How to maintain good hygiene, take care of food and avoid food waste during the COVID-19 crisis.

 
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WRAP

Inclusion of soft drinks to redistribution labelling guidance and additional funds within the WRAP emergency redistribution grant fund.

 
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Zero Waste Scotland

Support offered to the Scottish food redistribution sector and hospitality organisations; expert advice to citizens to avoid food waste while staying at home during the COVID-19 lockdown.

 
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FAO

FAO and Turkey Food loss and waste reduction campaign.

 
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EIT

EIT Crisis Response Initiative.

 
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Events
Champions 12.3

Join Champions 12.3 on 23 June 2020 at 10am EDT for a webinar that will address Food Loss and Waste in a COVID-19 World.

Date
Date 23/06/2020
Venue
Venue Online
Organiser
Organiser Champions 12.3
Registration
Register www.wri.org/events/2020/06/webinar-addre...
 
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European Commission
How to reduce food waste in your daily life: tips available in 23 EU languages!

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Next Generation EU: Investing for the next generation, a major recovery plan.

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No time to waste: assessing the performance of food waste prevention actions.

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This is the monthly newsletter of the EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste, 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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