Whilst we advocate for 50% reductions in food loss and waste from farm to fork, recognising the context of compromises in the current negotiations, we make the following recommendations: • Manufacturing and processing: We recommend that targets for manufacturing and processing sector food waste should be set at least at 20%, in line with the European Parliament’s proposals. [...] • Primary production: We recommend that the EU extends the mandatory measurement of primary production food waste to cover food that is left unharvested or ploughed back into the fields, and reviews the inclusion of primary production in food waste reduction targets – in line with European Parliament and Council proposed amendments. [...] At the same time, countries who have only started measuring and reducing food waste from 2020 have the benefit of being able to learn from those who have pioneered reductions in food waste over the last ten years – they can copy successful policies, and thus achieve the faster pace of food waste reduction necessary to catch up. [...] It is vital to highlight that it is possible to reduce inedible food waste through prevention of overproduction and overconsumption, where the food is not produced or purchased in the first place – this reduces both the inedible and the edible parts. [...] For instance, Spain has introduced a draft law on the food waste hierarchy38, although it omits food waste prevention – countries seeking to replicate should include food waste prevention as the top priority of the hierarchy.
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Table of Contents
- POLICY BRIEF 1
- Prevent Waste Coalition September 2024 1
- September 2024 Prevent Waste Coalition 2
- Annual food waste reduction required to meet different food waste targets 2
- PROCESSING AND MANUFACTURING 2
- September 2024 Prevent Waste Coalition 3
- Food waste reductions achieved by key companiessectors in processing and manufacturing 3
- HOUSEHOLDS RETAIL RESTAURANTS AND FOOD SERVICE 3
- Food waste reductions achieved by key companiessectors in retail and consumption restaurants food services and households 3
- September 2024 Prevent Waste Coalition 4
- FEASIBLE AND NECESSARY 4
- BOOSTING EU FOOD SECURITY 4
- REDUCTION OF INEDIBLE FOOD WASTE THROUGH PREVENTION AND ANIMAL FEED 4
- September 2024 Prevent Waste Coalition 5
- HUGE COST SAVINGS FOR BUSINESSES AND HOUSEHOLDS 5
- POLICY TOOLS AVAILABLE TO MEMBER STATES TO SPEED FOOD WASTE REDUCTION 5
- September 2024 Prevent Waste Coalition 6
- THE IMPORTANCE OF EXTENDING REPORTING AND TARGETS TO COVER PRIMARY PRODUCTION FOOD WASTE 6
- September 2024 Prevent Waste Coalition 7
- REFERENCES 7
- September 2024 Prevent Waste Coalition 8
