Assessing U.S. food wastage and opportunities for reduction

Reducing food wastage , improving food security ?

Household food wastage in Britain.

1. The total food and drink available for human consumption in the United Kingdom would provide approximately 13 MJ (3100 kcal)/person per d, while the energy intake recommended for the population is approximately 9.6 MJ (2300 kcal)/person per d. A proportion of this substantial difference must be due to wastage in the home as well as in catering establishments and during the storage, distribut...

Assessing the Opportunities and Challenges Facing Canada’s Specialty Food Industry

Taking stock of medication wastage: Unused medications in US households.

BACKGROUND Despite the potential deleterious impact on patient safety, environmental safety and health care expenditures, the extent of unused prescription medications in US households and reasons for nonuse remain unknown. OBJECTIVE To estimate the extent, type and cost of unused medications and the reasons for their nonuse among US households. METHODS A cross-sectional, observational two-...

Food wastage footprint: Impacts on natural resources - Summary report

The Food Wastage Footprint model (FWF) is a project of the Natural Resources Management and Environment Department. Phase I of the project has been commissioned to BIO-Intelligence Service, France. This Summary Report presents the preliminary results of the FWF modeling, as related to the impacts of food loss and waste on climate, land, water and biodiversity. The full technical report of the F...