Suggested Citation: "1 Introduction." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Reducing Impacts of Food Loss and Waste: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National ...

The United States has a festering food waste problem going largely unnoticed. In 2021, according to the nonprofit ReFED, 91 million tons of food – half still edible – were thrown away. Only 2% was ...

Auburn University researchers are developing a way to predict meat spoilage more accurately using microbial data and predictive modeling, which could lead to more precise sell-by dates.

The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF)’s Food Waste Coalition of Action released its latest report, showing a 22% reduction in average company-level food waste ...

File: Decomposing food scraps at Bennett Compost in Northeast Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions for our changing ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The world wasted an estimated 19 percent of the food produced globally in 2022, or about 1.05 billion metric tons, according to a new United Nations report. The U.N. Environment ...

Pacific, young startup and nonprofit founders are using an entrepreneurial mindset and technology to fight for better ...

Food manufacturers are prioritising food-waste reduction at all stages of production, and in doing so, are reducing costs too. Food waste is a major issue at all stages of the supply chain, with the ...

Paul Antoniadis is CEO and Executive Chair at good natured Products Inc, one of North America’s leading eco-friendly packaging companies. As someone deeply entrenched in the packaging industry, I've ...

This activity was supported by contracts between the National Academy of Sciences and Bayer Crop Science, ConAgra Foods, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (Agreement Number: 59-0790-7-0016). Any ...