Packaging accounts for 40% of plastics and 50% of paper used in the EU and each resident generates an average of almost 180kg of packaging waste per year. As major users of packaging, EU food and drink businesses must adopt sustainable packaging and cut down on packaging waste. This means creating more circularity, using more sustainable materials, and reducing the quantity of both packaging and materials. At the same time, food safety and quality cannot be compromised.
We will soon publish our guidance on how to ensure more sustainable packaging.
Current legislation requires that nutrition information is provided on pack per 100g or 100ml. FoodDrinkEurope, formerly CIAA, supports the provision of nutrition information in this way as it helps consumers to compare the energy and...
This Guidance document is intended for interested stakeholders, such as food business operators (includingsmall and medium-sized enterprises as well as large food business operators) and EU policy-makers. Following an evaluation of the legislation on food...
Find out what you need to know about the European food and drink industry’s labelling scheme, how to use it and why it’s was chosen to appear on many of your favourite products. In Europe,...
