Upcycled Food Association Established, Certification System to Be Trialled in 2027
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A new organisation to promote upcycled food, the Upcycled Food Association, has been established. The association plans to trial a certification system in 2027.
Upcycling means adding new value to unused resources that would otherwise be discarded as waste, transforming them into different products of higher value than the original materials. While recycling returns resources to their original materials for reuse, upcycling is distinctive in that it expands the ways resources can be used. In the food sector, products made from vegetable offcuts and by-products generated during manufacturing are attracting attention.
Regarding this movement, the online food retail giant Oisix and the major beverage company Kirin held a discussion. The two companies spoke about the difficulties of developing and selling upcycled products. Because the quality and quantity of unused resources tend to be unstable, it is considered a challenge to produce products continuously.
Once the certification system begins, it is expected that consumers will be able to easily judge whether a food is upcycled. Going forward, attention will focus on how the association sets the standards of the system, and how companies expand their efforts.
Sources: Foovo
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