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Food Waste—Introduction and Origin
Globally, 1.3 billion tons of food fit for human consumption have been estimated to be wasted or lost per year. Subsequently, a broad scope of...
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New insights in food security and environmental sustainability through waste food management
Food waste has been identified as one of the major factors that constitute numerous anthropogenic activities, especially in develo** countries....
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Unconscious and Conscious Aspects of Healthy Food Consumption: A Neuromarketing and Artificial Intelligence Approach
Consumers’ unconscious perception of packaging is essential, especially regarding food products where people usually have to choose among relatively...
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Current Trends and Prospects of Transforming Animal Waste into Food
Animal waste production is a disquieting situation all over the world. Presently, research and development is working to utilize waste for producing...
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Film Based Packaging for Food Safety and Preservation: Issues and Perspectives
The extensive production of conventional plastics and their use in various food industries as packaging materials create a significant threat to the...
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Ethical consumption and food recovery hierarchy behaviors: a clustering analysis in Japan
Consumption and waste disposal decisions can have a profound impact on the environment. The present research is focused on understanding the adoption...
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Recent Insights on the Role of Various Food Processing Operations Towards the Development of Sustainable Food Systems
Chronic hunger and malnutrition will eventually result from the population’s rapid growth. It is unlikely to succeed in tackling the rising...
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Eco-Design and Sustainable Packaging: Challenges, Trends and Perspectives in the Food Sector
Food packaging is important to the modern society, to ensure healthy and safe distribution of food to the consumers. Also, packaging is the way that...
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Unraveling barriers to food loss and waste in perishable food supply chain: a way toward sustainability
The reduction of food loss and waste (FLW) serves as a vital indicator for achieving the targets set within sustainable development goals (SDGs)....
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Green and Sustainable Packaging Manufacturing: a Case Study of Sugarcane Bagasse-Based Tableware in Egypt
Bagasse-based products contribute to solving the plastic pollution problem. This paper presents an alternative by producing bioplastic products that...
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Microbial pullulan for food, biomedicine, cosmetic, and water treatment: a review
Most fossil fuel-derived polymers used for food packaging are non-biodegradable and induce pollution by microplastic, calling for safer material....
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The role of food industries in sustainability transition: a review
The global food industry is crucial in promoting sustainability, contributing to environmental degradation but also driving positive change. This...
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Reduction of Food Waste and Donations of Surplus Food in Retail Stores: A Survey Proposal
Efforts against food waste by reducing food surplus and increasing donations for humanitarian purposes are priorities in retail to achieve a...
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Cost–benefit analysis of reusable takeaway food containers usage: a case on campus in China
Promoting the use of reusable takeaway food container (RTFC) in takeaway industry is an effective way to reduce the negative environmental impacts...
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Sustainable microalgal biomass as a potential functional food and its applications in food industry: a comprehensive review
Microalgae (MA) are the most abundant seaweeds with high nutritional properties. They are accepted as potential biocatalysts for the bioremediation...
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Impact of the new measures related to the circular economy on the management of agrochemical packaging in Spanish agriculture and the use of biodegradable plastics
BackgroundWaste disposal is an activity that pollutes the environment. The European Union has developed different legislative measures which are...
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Material flow analysis of a post-consumer plastic packaging recycling system in The Netherlands: a focus on beverage carton
Develo** material flow models of waste and recycling streams can be crucial to determining the inefficiencies of post-consumer plastic packaging...
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Renewable cellulosic nanocomposites for food packaging to avoid fossil fuel plastic pollution: a review
The extensive use of petroleum-based synthetic and non-biodegradable materials for packaging applications has caused severe environmental damage. The...
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Food Waste Environmental Impact Assessment
Food waste constitutes a global concern with wide-ranging environmental repercussions. In this chapter, we delve into the assessment of food waste's...
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Evaluating adverse effects of environmental agents in food: a brief critique of the US FDA’s criteria
BackgroundIn the US, the Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) is charged with protecting the safety of food from both pathogens and chemicals used...