date:Jul 14, 2012
amount of food waste and significantly reduce costs.
In 2011, the European Commission said that optimising food packaging without compromising safety was a key component of the plan to slash the 89m tonnes of food waste each year: the equivalent of 179kg per person.
The EC estimates that 42% of total food waste is caused by households, food manufacturers account for 39%, retailers for 5% and the catering sector 14%. Brussels has warned that if nothing is done the mountain of food waste could b