On January 10, 2024, Jane Muncke from the Food Packaging Forum was featured on the Podcast The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens. She talks about the current state of food production and the effects of ultra processed foods and their packaging on our health.
“Over the last century, processed food has taken over our supermarkets and our diets, and at the same time, the containers they’re sold in have evolved as well – to be more eye-catching and keep food ‘good’ for longer. But what have we sacrificed in exchange for efficiency, ease, and convenience? How do the chemicals used in packaging and processing transfer into the food we eat and subsequently end up in our bodies? Will switching away from these toxic food practices require more local food supply chains – and correspondingly simpler diets and lifestyles?”
