USDA Sustainable Packaging Innovation Lab grants open
USDA Sustainable Packaging Innovation Lab grants open
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USDA Sustainable Packaging Innovation Lab grants open
Fresh produce growers and exporters are worried proposed plastic packaging regulations advancing globally will have a tremendous consequence on food safety and waste, and are pushing for some policies to be scaled back.
If it seems like plastic surrounds nearly every cucumber, apple and pepper in the produce aisle, it does. What began with cellophane in the 1930s picked up speed with the rise of plastic clamshells in the 1980s and bagged salads in the 1990s. Online grocery shopping turbocharged it. But now the race is on for what people who grow and sell fruits and vegetables are calling a moon shot: breaking plastic’s stranglehold on produce. Sign up for The Morning newsletter from the New York Times In a Marc
Steering Southern African fresh produce through choppy waters
Steering Southern African fresh produce through choppy waters