Mimica Lab Ltd

One third of food produced globally is wasted, with catastrophic environmental impacts: if food waste were a country, it would be the third biggest greenhouse gas emitter after USA and China. Reducing food waste is therefore critical to achieving net-zero targets. Most food thrown away is perfectly safe and edible, but providing accurate guidance around h...

Food waste contributes 8-10% of global emissions, and yet 70% of the food wasted in the UK is still perfectly edible (WRAP 2021). A net zero food system is impossible to achieve with the expiry date system staying as it is. Expiry dates are currently based on worst-case temperature journeys due to their static nature. Two-day expiry extensions on perishab...

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Covid-19 has disrupted the global food industry, with the UN warning that the world is facing the worst food crisis in half a century. Food waste expert, Kevin Quigley, has cautioned that the UK could now miss its Sustainable Development Goal of halving food waste by 2030\. Globally a third of food produced is wasted (FAO, 2015), with 70% of it still safe...

COVID-19 has disrupted the global food industry, with the UN warning that the world is facing the worst food crisis in half a century. Food waste expert, Kevin Quigley, has cautioned that the UK could now miss its Sustainable Development Goal of halving food waste by 2030\. Globally a third of food produced is wasted (FAO, 2015), with 60% of it still safe...

Smart packaging which shows a real-time indication of food spoilage is not a new idea. It has been talked about since the 90s as an effective way of improving food safety and reducing food waste. There have been a number of developments in this area but none of them have successfully launched in the market. Why? They use complex materials making them far ...