What are the challenges in collecting and analyzing data on food waste across diverse contexts?

At the retail level, equipment malfunction (such as faulty cold storage), over-ordering, and culling of blemished produce can result in food loss. Consumers ... Food Waste Facts and Food Waste Solutions · 1. Confusing Labels · Oversized Servings and Containers · 3. The Quest for Perfect Produce · 4. No Food Waste Tracking. What is food waste? · Ugly or oddly shaped fruits and veggies · Upcoming sell-by or expiration dates (food is often still safe to eat) · Overproduction at farms ... Jun 28, 2021 ... Wasted food produces roughly 3.3 billion tons of greenhouse gases. Food waste is expected to cause US $750 billion in economic losses globally. Tackling what we eat, and how we produce our food, plays a key role in tackling climate change, reducing water stress and pollution, restoring lands back to ... Aug 23, 2019 ... ... causes food to spoil; when retailers turn away 'ugly' produce ... Confusing date labels cause a large portion of food waste. In the ... Jun 20, 2024 ... Confusion over labeling is a problem that could cause harm to consumers and greatly contributes to our country's food waste issue. Food is wasted throughout the FSC, from initial agricultural production down to final household consumption. In medium- and high-income countries food is to ... Apr 24, 2019 ... Food is being wasted almost in every stage of food supply chain including harvesting, postharvesting, processing, and distribution, as well as in consumer ... Jul 22, 2022 ... How can educational initiatives address the root causes of this waste? By Maureen Dunne, Jahlynn Hancock, Kate Linderman, Lily Lowndes, Samantha ...