Breaking News on Food Processing & Packaging

Supply chain waste map for meat and fish

04-Nov-2009 - industries have been targeted because of the higher greenhouse gas emission linked to their production

Meat processors performing worst in sustainability stakes

19-Oct-2009 - . Meat was also the second highest producer of greenhouse gases in the food sector at 0.58 kg CO2-E

Food processors given CO2 emissions break

24-Sep-2009 - greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) on fears the measure could force businesses out of the region. ... greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) on fears the measure could force businesses out of the region. ... greenhouse gas

Nestle unveils lightweighting plan for PET bottle

24-Sep-2009 - to the bottle today. It is going to save a lot of resin and reduce our greenhouse gas emissions on an absolute

Glass is greener on the other side, says trade body

23-Sep-2009 - in less greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and used less energy than glass or aluminium cans. Survey

Food waste processing plant wins government grant

21-Sep-2009 - will save nearly 20,000t of CO2 emissions per year, significantly contributing to regional greenhouse gas greenhouse gas savings and economic benefits to the region. The anaerobic digester at Selby Renewable Energy

PET bottles greener than glass or aluminium - Study

21-Sep-2009 - and total greenhouse gas release. “A cradle-to-grave analysis was completed for each packaging scenario , including all materials, processing and transportation”, said the study authors. Greenhouse gas

Packaging innovations to cut food waste - WRAP

03-Sep-2009 - reductions in greenhouse gas emissions associated with meat waste and benefit consumers and retailers alike

Supply chain efficiencies in a global food industry

02-Sep-2009 - energy needed to heat greenhouses in the UK was greater than that expended by shipping them from Spain.

Walmart sustainability index to put suppliers under spotlight

17-Jul-2009 - the location of all their factories, if they are measuring greenhouse gas emissions, as well as information

News in brief

Dairy UK publishes first sustainability report

10-Nov-2009 - the contribution of agriculture to greenhouse gas emissions. “We want to be sure they recognise the progress

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Paper aims to debunk livestock production ‘myths’

06-Nov-2009 - in terms of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, has been in the spotlight in recent years, with estimates

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UK dairy industry signs up to carbon cutting plan

04-Nov-2009 - Dairy Association (EDA), claims maintains that the dairy industry “is not only talking about greenhouse

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Climate change to strike UK food prices, claims report

29-Oct-2009 - unless developed countries slash their greenhouse gas emissions, warns a new report from Friends ... unless developed countries slash their greenhouse gas emissions, warns a new report from Friends

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Bioethics professor argues for meat tax

27-Oct-2009 - for health reasons and partly because livestock contributes significantly to greenhouse gas emissions Fund and Food Ethics Council have suggested that the government impose taxes based on foods’ greenhouse ... tax, greenhouse gases

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News in brief

Danisco commended for climate change disclosure

27-Oct-2009 - ’s questionnaire on greenhouse gas emissions, emissions reduction targets and risks and opportunities associated

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German guide advises on healthy, sustainable food

27-Oct-2009 - and relatively little meat. Since meat production generates more greenhouse gases than vegetable production

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Meat substitutes could combat climate change: Report

26-Oct-2009 - Goodland and Jeff Anhang, argues that the greenhouse gases produced in the lifecycle and supply chain

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Clip could offer snack makers sustainability boost

22-Oct-2009 - to fabricate and transport the product and thus a reduction in the amount of greenhouses gasses emitted

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Global dairy industry signs sustainability pledge

22-Sep-2009 - revealing that greenhouse gases from dairy farming account for 1.2 per cent of global emissions. A year improved farmer understanding of agricultural emissions and opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas

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