Published open access in Sustainability’s special issue ‘Safety and Quality of Sustainable Food‘ in April 2021. View full text here. Title Valorized Food Processing By-Products in the EU: Finding the Balance between Safety, Nutrition, and Sustainability Abstract Food businesses in the European Union are preparing for a carbon-neutral future by gradually transitioning to a circular […]
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Workshop In September 2020, I was invited to conduct a workshop on food waste valorisation for students at Maastricht University’s University College Venlo. The interactive workshop addressed how the food industry deals with its by-streams, current EU policy on the subject, and changes expected in the near future.
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Originally published on Foodunfolded.com in September 2020. Pigs are nature’s ultimate recycling heroes. What is considered inedible by most other animals is often a scrumptious meal for pigs. After following some safety precautions, this superpower of theirs can be used to reduce the amount of food that ends up as waste. Around 30% of all […]
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Originally posted on Foodunfolded.com in May 2020. Food supply chains are complex systems with carefully orchestrated operations spread across the world. The food we purchase locally often makes a long, closely monitored journey before reaching our supermarkets. As commendable as that sounds, today’s advanced food supply networks are not without shortcomings and are not immune […]
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Madhura Rao 