Estimates of european food waste levels final report 210316. The information contained on these pages is intended to. In addition to producing energy in biogas plants using collected food waste, saria subsidiary refood is driving forward recycling of food waste material. Analysing food waste generation from a practice theory approach provides. Pdf food waste management innovations in the foodservice. This is different to the first fao definition, because it is based on whether or not wasted food was safe. Definitional working paper framework of home food and. Confirm definition of what categories of food the local pantry or shelter is equipped to receive. Causes and prevention of food losses and waste 10 5. Conclusions 15 references 16 further reading 17 annexes 23. In the following section best practice examples from each country will be. Food losses and waste in the context of sustainable food systems. Definitional framework of food loss february 2014 2 essential terms and concepts in this definition are. Food waste management innovations in the foodservice industry.
Characterization and management of food loss and waste in north america. Chapter pdf available january 20 with 9,374 reads how we measure reads a read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the. In the european union, food waste was defined as any food substance, raw or cooked, which is discarded, or intended or. And its not because there isnt enough food on the planet to feed everyone. Food waste within global food systems global food security. Reducing waste disposal costs as landfill costs increase. Food losses take place at production, postharvest and processing stages in the food supply chain parfitt et al. Food waste is any food, and inedible parts of food, removed3 from the food supply chain to be recovered or disposed including composted, crops ploughed innot harvested. The fermented residue that emerges at the end of the biogas production process is a highly effective, sustainable fertiliser for agriculture.
Given the high amounts of food waste occurring on the household level, the. Mainstream definitions of food waste and food loss. The proposed definition for food waste is as follows. Food wastage footprint, impacts on natural resources pdf. Food waste, a subset of food loss, is the discarding or alternative non food use of food that is safe and nutritious for human consumption along the entire food supply chain, from primary production to end household consumer level. Technically speaking, food loss and waste refer to the decrease in mass quantitative or nutritional value qualitative of food edible parts throughout the supply chain that was intended for human consumption. Food waste is any food, and inedible parts of food, removed3 from the food supply chain to be recovered or. The term potential food loss and waste has also been defined to include preharvest losses, such as. Wrap helped facilitate the discussion with retailers, producers, manufacturers and. Food waste is a part of food loss, however not sharply distinguished. Food losses and waste in the context of sustainable food. A report by the high level panel of experts on food security and nutrition of. Food waste measurement principles and resources guide context in response to a discussion at the policy issues council in february 2017, igd asked wrap to provide expert input on food waste measurement for an initiative with a wide range of uk food businesses.
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