Food Waste Lost wasted or uneaten Food The

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Food Waste Lost, wasted or uneaten Food

Food Waste Lost, wasted or uneaten Food

The causes of food waste or loss are numerous and occur at the stages

The causes of food waste or loss are numerous and occur at the stages of producing, processing, retailing and consuming. Global food loss and waste[1] amount to between one-third[2] and onehalf[3] of all food produced. Loss and wastage occur at all stages of the food supply chain or value chain. In low-income countries, most loss occurs during production, while in developed countries much food – about 100 kilograms (220 lb) person per year – is wasted at the consumption stage. [4]

“ Definition Food waste is food that is lost during any of the four

“ Definition Food waste is food that is lost during any of the four stages of the food supply chain: (1) producers, (2) processors, (3) retailers, and (4) consumers. [5] Precise definitions are contentious, often defined on a situational basis (as is the case more generally with definitions of waste). [5][6]: x-xi Professional bodies, including international organizations, state governments and secretariats may use their own definitions. ” Among other things, in what food waste consists of, [8] how it is produced, [9] and where or what it is discarded from or generated by. [8] Definitions also vary because certain groups do not consider (or have traditionally not considered) food waste to be a waste material, due to its applications. [10][7]: 2 Some definitions of what food waste consists of are based on other waste definitions (e. g. agricultural waste) and which materials do not meet their definitions. [11] Lost food may go to landfills, be put back into the food supply chain, or be put to other nonfood productive uses.

United Nations Under the UN's Save Food initiative, the FAO, UNEP, and stakeholders have

United Nations Under the UN's Save Food initiative, the FAO, UNEP, and stakeholders have agreed on the following definition of food loss and waste: [ Food loss is the decrease in quantity or quality of food. Food loss in the production and distribution segments of the food supply chain is mainly a function of the food production and supply system or its institutional and legal framework. • Food waste (which is a component of food loss) is any removal of food from the food supply chain which is or was at some point fit for human consumption, or which has spoiled or expired, mainly caused by economic behaviour, poor stock management or neglect