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News from the area of environmental protection
(Umweltbundesamt, UBA)
More cooperation required to tackle PFAS pollution in soil
The conference “PFAS in soil – forever pollution, forever concern?” focused on soil pollution caused by PFAS. Some 150 participants from science, public institutions, industry and environmental organisations attended the conference and 200 more joined via live stream to discuss the risks, in particular for human health. More international cooperation is needed to tackle this problem effectively.
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News from the area of food and agriculture
(Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, BMEL)
Competence centre against food waste launches
Results of the evaluation of the National Strategy to Reduce Food Waste published
Energy, water, fertile soil and a lot of labour: our food contains all of these resources. Reducing food waste protects these valuable resources and saves money at the same time. The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) has set up the Competence Centre for the Prevention of Food Waste and Losses (KLAV) to support the food industry in its commitment to combating food waste and to strengthen networking. It is to become the central point of contact for companies and associations in order to effectively reduce food waste. In doing so, the BMEL is taking up a recommendation from the evaluation of the National Strategy to Reduce Food Waste (StLMV), which was also endorsed by the federal states at the Conference of Consumer Protection Ministers.
