24 Jan 2024 --- Controlling fresh food waste while reducing environmentally heavy material usage like plastics continues to be a challenge for packagers and policymakers. Debates over whether packaging is needed or whether fresh produce should be sold loose is an ongoing dispute by researchers and industry bodies. In France, a ban on plastic wrapping for unprocessed fruit and vegetables was enforced in 2022, and a report by the British organization WRAP also found that less spoilage resulted from unpackaged fresh goods.
