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Food Loss and Waste
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Food waste in the supply chain

The environmental and socioeconomic impacts of food waste across the food supply chain are significant
May 11, 2018
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In North America, approximately 168 million tonnes of food are wasted every year, according to a new study from The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) in Montréal.
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New EU privacy regulations could affect US businesses

Updated privacy requirements take effect in May
April 13, 2018
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In May, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) becomes law and applies to companies inside or outside the EU offering goods or services to, or monitoring the behavior of, citizens residing in the EU.
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Innovation

Wearable technology offers food processors information, efficiency

The future food factory could soon be filled with everything from smartwatches to smart gloves and augmented reality
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Crystal Lindell
March 25, 2018
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The word “wearables” might be most equated with a consumer device like a Fitbit, but many companies are working to expand the sector and put their innovations on the manufacturing plant floor, including smartwatches, smart gloves and smart glasses.
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Common causes of foodborne illnesses identified

Report details most common causes of foodborne illnesses
March 11, 2018
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The Interagency Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC), a joint effort between the USDA, FDA and CDC, has come out with its findings of the causes of foodborne illnesses in 2013.
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Automation

China turns to robotics to solve labor shortage problems

With China's working-age population falling, labor costs are sky-rocketing, and robotics may be the solution
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Wayne Labs
February 15, 2018
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China has been a leader in mass production—with lots of manual labor— but coming shortages in China’s working-age population have experts concerned. In the past, labor was plentiful, and automation was not seen as a necessity.


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EU Food waste
Food Waste

'Use by…,' 'Best before…,' confusion causes 10% of food waste in the EU

The problem of date stamps in the EU is just as much of a problem as in the US, even though there are only two date stamp choices in the EU.
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Wayne Labs
February 11, 2018
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A recent study on date stamping shows that confusion over date marking and other food label information contributes to as much as 10 percent of the annual 88 million tonnes (97 US tons) of food waste in the European Union.
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