Food packaging is an important source that needs to be eliminated to reduce plastic pollution on a global scale. In addition, food packaging contains hazardous chemicals that can migrate into food and affect human health, or bioaccumulate in the land or marine environment.
Concrete action is urgently needed to provide viable alternatives to these problematic plastics that can be harmful to human health and the environment and also compromise recyclability and the possibility of a Circular Economy.
- Develop a free and easy-to-use online tool to assess the impact of food packaging on health and the environment.
- Guide and better inform industry and brands on their food packaging decisions and practices.
- Establish this tool as a reference for the responsible sourcing of plastic packaging.
- Creation of a cooperative scientific platform ‘UP Scorecard’ (Understanding Packaging Scorecard) gathering information on the human health and environmental effects of common food products and food packaging.
- Implementation of practical case studies of the UP Scorecard with industrial partners.
The Food Packaging Forum Foundation is a science communication organisation. The Food Packaging Forum provides independent and balanced information on issues related to food packaging and health. In doing so the Food Packaging Forum addresses all its stakeholders, including business decision makers, regulators, media and communication experts, scientists and consumers.