Packaging Science Increases Food Access

For 25 years, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (within the United Nations International Bill of Human Rights) has recognized adequate food as a human right. While undernourishment declined 4.3% from 2001 to 2019 as a percentage of the population, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, it is now rising again. Between 2019 and 2020, the prevalence of undernourishment increased from 8.4% to around 9.9% (FAO 2021).

Historically…