date:Jul 31, 2020
s tubers and oil-bearing crops (25 percent), fruits and vegetables (22 percent) and meat and animal products (12 percent).
Food is wasted when it is discarded by consumers or is disposed of in retail owing to its inability to meet stringent quality standards, or quite often due to a misunderstanding of the date marking on the product.
Food waste measurement is a complex issue. We know, however, that food that never gets eaten represents a waste of resources, such as labor, land, water, soil a