According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), world hunger is increasing despite the fact that one third of all food produced globally is lost or wasted

María Monedero - ITENE

 

The impact of this is not only on the food itself, but also on the resources needed to produce the wasted food, such as the packaging that contains the food.

 

Depending on where we are in the food supply chain, two terms come into play, food "loss" and food "waste". Food loss is when there is a decrease in the quantity or quality of food as a result of the decisions and actions of suppliers in the food chain, excluding retailers, food service providers and consumers.

Food waste, on the other hand, refers to the decrease in the quantity or quality of food as a result of the decisions and actions of retailers, food service providers and consumers. These two concepts are...READING MORE AT https://www.infopack.es/revista/296/index50.html