February 12 – 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
UNIgreen’s JRC3 – Food Technology, Quality and Safety Webinar Series: Episode 1
This event, organized within the UNIgreen JRC3 Food Technology, Quality and Safety, brings together researchers, students and food industry professionals to discuss packaging-related strategies for addressing sustainability in the food chains.
Thematic
Packaging plays a key role in food quality preservation and in the prevention of food wastage. For this reason, food packaging is, by definition, aimed at sustainability. However, some approaches in the design may improve its environmental performances.
Packaging lightweighting, the use of materials from renewable sources, the adoption of compostable materials and increasing circularity through the incorporation of recyclate are potential strategies that need to be assessed while maintaining the centrality of the primary role of packaging.
When?
On Thursday, 12 February, 2026, join us for an online event, from 11:00 to 12:00 CET with expert speaker and engaging discussions.
Who should join?
Researchers, students, food industry professionals and anyone curious about food quality preservation and in the prevention of food wastage.
Speaker
Fabio Licciardello
Associate Professor of Food Science and Technology at the Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Lecturer of “Food Packaging” and “Product and Process Innovation”. Coordinator of the Coordinator of the UNIgreen Joint PhD Course in Agri-food Science, Technology and Biotechnology (STEBA). President of the Italian Scientific Group of Food Packaging (GSICA).
