Reducing packaging without compromising food protection requires a careful balance between material savings, product safety and food waste prevention.

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Humans waste a lot of food, some of which is due to spoilage. Researchers have developed a tiny sensor that monitors the freshness of protein-rich foods like meat, chicken and fish in real time and ...

Food waste and food-borne diseases are among the most critical problems urban populations face today. They contribute to greenhouse emissions tremendously and amplify economic and environmental costs.

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What if the biggest reason food gets thrown away isn't what shoppers can see — but what they can't? A new article by McMaster University researchers points to a frustrating reality many people know ...

Created for large-scale storage and everyday kitchens, the wrapper tracks the small chemical shifts food makes over time to help preserve its freshness. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist ...

Minimizing food waste is top of mind right now during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the lack of regulation and general understanding of food date labels leads to billions of dollars per year in food ...

Engineers have designed a Velcro-like food sensor, made from an array of silk microneedles, that pierces through plastic packaging to sample food for signs of spoilage and bacterial contamination. MIT ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock What if the biggest reason food gets thrown away isn't what shoppers can see — but what they can't? A new ...