📢 The CWA 18410:2026 on food loss quantification in primary production has been published by CEN/CENELEC! A major milestone for FOLOU, providing a harmonised methodology to support #foodloss measurement and future policies. 🔗 Read more: www.folou.eu/a-common-met... @ctbeta.cat

📅 Save the Date: FOLOU Final Event! Join us in Barcelona on 30 October for our final event. Discover the project's key results & discuss the future of #foodloss prevention with stakeholders from across the agri-food sector. More details coming soon 👉 www.folou.eu/events/save-... @ctbeta.cat

🥭 FOLOU's 7th international #newsletter is out now! 🥭 Be sure to check your mailbox for the latest updates on FOLOU's activities! You can also find the newsletter on our website: www.folou.eu/wp-content/u... 🥭 Not subscribed yet? Sign up here: www.folou.eu/subscribe-to... @ctbeta.cat

📢 FOLOU publication! How does refrigerated transport affect Mediterranean mussels? 🦪 A new study by FOLOU partners Matteo Zarantoniello, Adriano Mancini and Ike Olivotto explores the impact of cold-chain transport on mussel health & nutritional quality. 📖 www.folou.eu/new-folou-pu... @ctbeta.cat

🚀 7th FOLOU Project Meeting 💻 Today, the FOLOU consortium met online for its 7th Project Meeting. 🎯 Partners shared updates and aligned on the final steps of the project. 👏 Thanks to all partners! We look forward to sharing our results at our final event in October! 🌱♻️ @ctbeta.cat

📢 New press release: FOLOU & WASTELESS collaboration 🤝 A look back at joint activities and cooperation between sister projects working to reduce food loss and waste in Europe. 🔗 Read the press release here: www.folou.eu/stronger-tog... #FoodLoss #FoodWaste #Sustainability #EUProjects @ctbeta.cat

🌱 Third FOLOU Course on #FoodLoss is out! 💡 Technological Innovation in Food Loss Measurement and Management is now available on Ubiqua 🌍 💻 100% online via Ubiqua 🏅 Free digital badge 📌 No prior FOLOU course required Learn how to access here 👉 www.folou.eu/folou-launch... @ctbeta.cat

📢 Draft CEN Workshop Agreement on food loss quantification is now open for public consultation. It proposes a harmonised approach to measuring food losses in primary production, improving comparability across Europe. 👉 Read & contribute (until 15 May): www.folou.eu/draft-cwa-on... @ctbeta.cat

Draft CWA on food loss quantification open for public consultation | FOLOU

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This morning (14 April), FOLOU held its EC #policy feedback session 🤝 We shared key results, discussed policy challenges, & presented early recommendations. We also briefly highlighted our communication & dissemination work 📣 Valuable exchange to support next steps 🚀 ➡️ www.folou.eu @ctbeta.cat

🌱 Working together to prevent food loss! Last week in #Barcelona we co-organised a participatory workshop within the European project #FOLOU. ▶️ Farmers, policymakers and researchers worked together to turn ideas from the field into practical actions to reduce #FoodLoss. @foloueu.bsky.social

📢 National Stakeholder Workshop – Vienna, 9 Feb FOLOU partner PROMAN, co-organised with NutriBudget & DeliSoil, invites stakeholders to a #workshop on #foodloss & waste, with WASTELESS, ToNoWaste, & an interactive FOLOU session on preventing FL along the supply chain. ➡️ www.folou.eu/events/proma...

🍐 FOLOU's 6th international #newsletter is out! 🍐 Check your mailbox for the latest updates on our future & past activities! You can also find the newsletter on our website: www.folou.eu/wp-content/u... 🍐 Not subscribed yet? Sign up: www.folou.eu/subscribe-to... #foodloss #FLWsisters @ctbeta.cat

The 2nd FOLOU Course is now available! Join us to learn more about *measuring* #FoodLoss. ✅ 100% online via Ubiqua ✅ Free digital badge 🏅 ✅ EIT Food accreditation Start learning 👉 www.folou.eu/second-free-... @foloueu.bsky.social

Second Free Online Course: Measuring Food Loss | FOLOU

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🌱 Second FOLOU Course: Measuring #FoodLoss is out! 📊 ✅ 100% online via Ubiqua ✅ Free digital badge 🏅 ✅ EIT Food accreditation Access in 2 steps: 1️⃣ Log in or create a Ubiqua account 2️⃣ Register with password FOLOUC2 Start learning 👉 www.folou.eu/second-free-... #FLWSisters @ctbeta.cat

🌾CEN Workshop: Food Loss in Primary Production🔍 Next week, FOLOU launches a CEN #workshop to tackle food lost before it leaves the farm. Learn about measuring #foodloss, data methods & tech. 📅 12 Dec | 🕥 10:30–14:30 CET | 🖇️ Online Registration & info: www.folou.eu/events/launc... @ctbeta.cat

Launch of the CEN Workshop ‘Food loss quantification in primary production’ | FOLOU

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🌍 FOLOU’s 6th Consortium Meeting 🌱 On Nov 24, partners met online (hosted by PROMAN) to review progress & plan the final year of the project. Big thanks to Julia Tanzer for organizing! 👏 Together, we continue driving solutions to reduce food loss & waste. #FoodLoss&Waste #FLWsisters @ctbeta.cat

We were thrilled to host the Twinning Regions workshop in Barcelona!🌱 Partners tested #foodloss measurement tools, practised gleaning, explored drone monitoring & shared ideas to cut food losses on farms. Thanks to all partners & TWR for the great collaboration Read➡️ www.folou.eu/folou-twinni...

🌍 #WASTEWISE at a webinar organised by the @ec.europa.eu on #foodloss & #foodwaste research👇🏼 ✔️ The event gathered coordinators from 14 ongoing and recently concluded projects to discuss challenges and opportunities in the sector. ℹ️ bit.ly/49mxlzq @foloueu.bsky.social @rosettaprojecteu.bsky.social

🌱 Calling S-LCA Experts in Agrifood Systems! Join FOLOU's online workshop to review & validate a framework that measures the social impacts of food losses in primary production. 📅23 Oct 🕒15:00–16:30 CET 👉Register: www.folou.eu/events/invit... Your feedback will directly improve the framework!

🌍 FOLOU at the RETASTE #Conference 2025! From 24–27 Sept, FOLOU partners UNIBO, CIRCE, PROMAN & @ctbeta.cat joined RETASTE in Athens to share insights on #foodloss drivers, consumer behaviour, EU policy, and our Food Loss Sustainability Tool. 🔗 Read more: www.folou.eu/folou-at-the... #FLWSisters

🚜On this International Day of Awareness of Food Loss & Waste, FOLOU draws attention to losses at the primary production stage, which threaten food security & natural resources. 🌐We also share our case study stories & learning platform, with practical insights from the field: www.folou.eu #IDAFLW

📢 FOLOU partner UNIBO hosts a regional event in #Italy on #foodloss in early agriculture 🌱 🗓️ 29 Sept, 10:00–13:30 (Italian) 📍 Florence, Accademia dei Georgofili + online Featuring research insights & a roundtable with agri-food stakeholders. 👉 Register by 26 Sept: www.folou.eu/events/folou...

🔈FOLOU was represented by @ctbeta.cat at the Innovation Day in the agri-food sector of #Catalonia! They took the opportunity to explain how the FOLOU project helps to measure and quantify food losses, and how to move towards a more #sustainable food chain. See more below ⬇️

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Moltes gràcies per la oportunitat de ser a la Jornada d'innovació en el sector agroalimentari de #Catalunya! ➡️ Hem pogut parlar de com el projecte #FOLOU ajuda a mesurar i quantificar les perdues alimentàries, i de com avançar cap a una cadena alimentaria mes #sostenible. 🍎 @foloueu.bsky.social

🦪 #Mussel farming in Italy Hector joins UNIVPM researchers to uncover not only physical losses but also how stress impacts mussels’ nutritional quality & welfare. It’s a new way to think about #foodloss, beyond just what’s thrown away. Read: www.folou.eu/case-study-o... #Aquaculture #FLWsisters

🍋 FOLOU's 5th international #newsletter is out! 🍋 Check your mailbox for the latest updates on our future & past activities! You can also find the newsletter on our website: www.folou.eu/wp-content/u... 🍋 Not subscribed yet? Sign up here: www.folou.eu/subscribe-to... #foodloss #FLWsisters

📍 The FOLOU consortium met in Bologna on 1–2 July for our 5th project meeting, hosted by UNIBO! 🔎 We reviewed project progress, held workshops on case studies, policy, & training courses, & advanced our work on #foodloss solutions across Europe. 👏 Thanks to all partners! #Sustainability

🐟 What can salmon farming teach us about food loss? Héctor Barco Cobalea explores how Norway tracks losses in #aquaculture — from smolt to sea lice — and what this reveals about #foodloss, trust & transparency in the food chain. 📖 Read: www.folou.eu/case-study-o... #Salmon #EUFunded #FLWsisters

🥕 Reduir les pèrdues alimentàries al sector primari és clau per fer la cadena alimentària més sostenible. 🔍 El projecte #FOLOU impulsa noves tecnologies i metodologies per fer-hi front, estandarditzant criteris a nivell europeu i promovent polítiques públiques més efectives. @foloueu.bsky.social‬

🎉 Great news from the 26th ASPA Congress! Matteo Zarantoniello received the Best Poster Award for his research carried out within FOLOU: 🟢 “Reducing #foodlosses by developing an automated hatching system prototype for early-stage embryos of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)” Congrats Matteo! 👏

🥕 We will contribute to developing the new ISO/TS 20008 standard, which aims to quantify #FoodLoss and #FoodWaste along the entire food supply chain. ▶️ This is a great way to share the knowledge being generated by #FOLOU! 🔗 betatechcenter.com/el-ct-beta-p... @foloueu.bsky.social