DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences has announced a new ingredient – HOLDBAC® YM VEGE – as the latest addition to the DuPont™ Danisco® HOLDBAC® line of protective cultures, known for their ability to extend shelf-life and secure the quality of products by holding off yeast and mold spoilage – all without use of synthetic preservatives. Now, […]
In the 65th year since its discovery, the fermentation-based compound natamycin continues to enjoy growth across a broad spectrum of shelf-life extension solutions. The preservative is utilized by DSM across a range of its products, which are used to extend the shelf-life of a wide variety of dairy, baking and beverage offerings. FoodIngredientsFirst speaks to […]
Approximately one third of food produced for human consumption goes to waste every year, with fruits and vegetables accounting for a significant share. In an effort to reduce the amount of food that ends up in landfills, scientists at StixFresh have developed a sticker that can be applied to fruits to extend their freshness and […]
Claims that home food delivery actually helps people to reduce their carbon footprint and protect the environment have been backed by a new study. Food boxes have a much lower overall carbon footprint than the same meals purchased at a shop, despite having more packaging, according to researchers from the University of Michigan who assessed […]
Focusing on the notion of a circular rather than the more traditional linear economy will be the only way to make significant strides in countering food waste. This is according to Toine Timmermans, Director of the United Against Food Waste Foundation and coordinator of EU project Refresh, who stresses that a complete rethink of future […]
Human civilization has a long history of preserving food. Long before the commercialization of foods and the growth of the global food industry, distinct natural preservation techniques were developed, including those based on plant extracts and spices. Today, adventurous and mindful consumers are driving innovation and new product development in the natural preservation space, expanding […]
UK company Winnow saves its foodservice customers $25 million each year by reducing their food waste footprint. We look at it and other services that can reduce the $1 trillion problem that is global food waste across the supply chain. “We find that if you measure food waste and use analytics to understand it, putting […]
The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the signing of a joint agency formal agreement under the Winning on Reducing Food Waste initiative. The agreement is aimed at improving coordination and communication across federal agencies attempting to educate Americans on the […]
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is coordinating with partners including Coca-Cola, Nestlé, Grupo Bimbo, Dow Chemical, the FEMSA Foundation, IBM, and Oxxo to fight food waste across Latin America and the Caribbean. The #SinDesperdicio platform aims to tackle the more than 127 million tons of food wasted across across Latin America and the Caribbean every […]
Food waste, digital and online innovations and consumer values are expected to drive some of the major food and nutrition trends in 2018, according to the International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation. And the concept of savvy consumers making mindful choices stands out as a key trend for this year, which follows on from the […]
Almost a billion people go hungry every day, yet the underlying problem is not that there isn’t enough food produced– it’s that one third of all food produced is either spoiled or discarded before it is consumed, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. Edward Hirschberg, President of Innovative Foods […]
Yesterday the European Parliament’s Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety voted in favor of regulations that require all member states to halve food waste by 2030. However, lawmakers stopped short of making the target binding. Food-waste The 50 percent target was introduced as an amendment to the European Commission’s “Circular Economy Package”, a […]
