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The use of single-use plastics in packaging has grown significantly in the last decades, and with it, the pollution of our environment. There is an urgent need to improve the sustainability of our food systems, which includes also the development of more sustainable food packaging. The objective of this study is to identify and examine successful examples and approaches to food packaging in the EU and beyond, considering consumer safety, environmental, economic, social, legal and food waste reduction considerations.
Our members address the issue of EU food sovereignty with a view to the group's conference on 26 September 2023
Guest articles by Morgan Ody (Farmer in Brittany and General Coordinator of La Via Campesina), Marco Pierani (Director of Public Affairs at Euroconsumers) and Karen Ciesielski (CEO of Irish Environmental Network)
Interview on the action plan to conserve fisheries resources and protect marine ecosystems and the decarbonisation of the fishing fleet with rapporteur Javier Garat
Announcements of our upcoming conferences
Civil Society Organisations' Bulletin - September 2023