Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The January webinar of the Consumer Food Waste Webinar Series was held on Monday, 1/13/2025. The two featured speakers were Dr. Ellen Shumaker, Director of Outreach for the Safe Plates program at North Carolina State University, and Rachael Jackson, founder of EatOrToss.com.
Food safety messages to consumers can easily influence waste in households. It is important for these messages to be accurate and reliable. Rachael Jackson discussed how she creates online content that combines food waste, food safety and science communication themes to help people waste less, even when reducing waste is not their primary objective. Dr. Ellen Shumaker shared how the Safe Plates program reduces food waste while maintaining food safety and backing their messages with science.
The January webinar of the Consumer Food Waste Webinar Series was held on Monday, 1/13/2025. The two featured speakers were Dr. Ellen Shumaker, Director of Outreach for the Safe Plates program at North Carolina State University, and Rachael Jackson, founder of EatOrToss.com.
Food safety messages to consumers can easily influence waste in households. It is important for these messages to be accurate and reliable. Rachael Jackson discussed how she creates online content that combines food waste, food safety and science communication themes to help people waste less, even when reducing waste is not their primary objective. Dr. Ellen Shumaker shared how the Safe Plates program reduces food waste while maintaining food safety and backing their messages with science.
