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‘Use by’ or ‘best before’?
02/12/2020
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) launched a new tool to help food business operators decide when to apply the ‘use by’ or ‘best before’ date to their products.
EFSA has developed a tool to help food business operators decide when to apply the ‘use by’ or ‘best before’ dat...
TPFLW in Director-General report on FAO's work and engagement in the past 16 months
02/12/2020
In his address to the 165th Session of the FAO Council today, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, made a comprehensive report on the UN agency's work and engagement in the past 16 months, updating the Council on important activi...
AGRITECHNICA ASIA: “Post-harvest Loss Briefing: Technologies and Management”
01/12/2020
The Agritechnica Asia and Horti Asia digital talk about Post-Harvest Losses, which took place in late November, addressed the avoidance of losses by improved process management and handling of crops as well as opportunities to fund collaborative projects to introduce new technologies.
Talking Food Loss and Waste - Video
01/12/2020
FAO hosted a discussion on the importance of reducing food loss and waste featuring the award-winning journalist Dan Saladino, FAO’s Chief Economist Máximo Torero, author and activist Tris...