The need to reduce food waste has escalated as an issue during COVID-19. In response to current realities, consumers have raced to grocery stores to stockpile food, often buying in surplus. Now, we’re seeing food’s perishability firsthand. This issue, in part, concerns packaging. Many consumers are taking precautions against the virus by removing food from its original packaging, washing it...

The need to reduce food waste has escalated as an issue during COVID-19. In response to current realities, consumers have raced to grocery stores to stockpile food, often buying in surplus. Now, we’re seeing food’s perishability firsthand. This issue, in part, concerns packaging. Many consumers are taking precautions against the virus by removing food from its original packaging, washing it...