FEBA intervenes at FAO webinar on “Reducing food loss and waste in fruits and vegetables for improving access to healthy diets”
A side event of the Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit 2021 Highlighting the key role of fruits and vegetables in balanced, nutritious diets and the related importance of reducing levels of loss and waste of these easily perishable, fragile goods has been the objective of the FAO’s webinar “Reducing food loss and waste in fruits […]
Release of the 2021 FEAD Network case study catalogue FEAD-funded initiatives in France and Lithuania
On 6 January 2022, the European Commission published the 2021 FEAD Network Case Study Catalogue. By means of 21 concrete examples, the report demonstrates how the Fund for the European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD) is supporting and protecting European citizens facing poverty and deprivation. Two of the case studies feature FEBA Members in […]
Release of the EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste activity report on the achievements of the first mandate (2016-2021)
On 17 December 2021, the European Commission published the EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste activity report summarising the achievements of the first mandate (2016-2021). According to Stella Kyriakides, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, the Platform “has built momentum for change”. Uniting various stakeholders, such as NGOs, public authorities, research institutes, […]
Our best wishes to Roberta Metsola, new President of the European Parliament
On 18 January Roberta Metsola has been elected as the new President of the European Parliament with an absolute majority of 458 votes out of the 705 MEPs in Parliament. Metsola, a member of the EPP Group from Malta, was among four candidates for the position, alongside Spain’s Sira Rego (Left group in the European […]
FEBA Annual Forum on Food Aid and Social Inclusion 2021
This year, on the occasion of the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables (IYFV), FEBA’s Annual Forum on Food Aid and Social Inclusion took place on 14 December 2021 as the webinar “Fruits and vegetables for human development: let’s take action!”. In collaboration with Italmercati, it aimed to raise awareness and share examples of good […]
Big success for the food collection of the Czech Food Banks
The traditional Autumn food collection of Česká Federace Potravinových Bank was held on Saturday 20 November in more than 1,300 stores in Czech Republic. In one day, people donated over 410 tons of food and hygiene products. In cooperation with volunteers and employees of market chains, this year was the largest store food collection in […]
213 tonnes collected for the “Samedi du Partage” in Switzerland!
The food collection “Samedi du Partage” was held on Friday 26 and Saturday 27 November, in 90 shops and supermarkets in the canton of Geneva, with the participation of more than 1,200 volunteers. This autumn edition collected 213 tons of essential products, which represents 6% more than the last edition! All these products are currently […]
14 million meals donated to people in need in Italy
The “Giornata Nazionale della Colletta Alimentare” celebrate its 25th year in 2021. 140,000 volunteers were present in 11,000 supermarkets across the country at the end of November. About 7,000 tonnes of food were collected, the equivalent of 14 million meals, despite the difficult period and the inconveniences due to bad weather in many locations. The […]
Stock your fridge with nostalgia: Samsung partners with TetrisTM for the benefit of the European Food Banks Federation
Samsung has teamed up with The Tetris Company to launch limited edition food storage in the iconic Tetriminos shapes to help reduce food waste through better fridge organisation. Today, especially during the holiday season when food waste is at its highest, it is important to recognise the behaviours and actions that can help reduce household […]
FoodCloud launches ‘All Taste Zero Waste’ online series to drive awareness on food waste in Ireland
As a nation, Ireland currently generates 1.27 million tonnes of food waste annually. Global food production accounts for around 35% of all greenhouse gas emissions, 8% – 10% of which are directly related to food waste. Yet, despite all of the evidence to support this argument, the subject of food waste was controversially ‘frozen’ out […]
