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Re-establishment of the EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste as of 2022 & 2nd webinar on food waste measurement for EU Member States

date: 16/12/2020

Re-establishment of the EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste as of 2022

The Platform was established in 2016 as part of the food waste action plan laid down in the 2015 Circular Economy Action Plan. The Platform’s mandate – initially foreseen until end October 2019 – was extended until end 2021 in order to allow both Commission and members to take stock of its operations and contribution over a 5-year period.

In the context of the recent assessment of the German Presidency regarding progress made since the 2016 Council Conclusions on food loss and waste, EU Member States have confirmed the benefits they have gained from the exchange of information and experience through the EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste, which has often inspired national activities. The Platform has played a critical role in important milestones at EU level and is expected to continue to do so, as the Commission seeks to step up EU action to fight food loss and waste, as part of the Farm to Fork Strategy.

At the AGRIFISH Council videoconference held on 16 November 2020, the Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Stella Kyriakides announced the re-establishment of the Platform, as of 2022, in order to ensure continuity of work, for another 5-year term (2022-2026). The Commission will launch a new call for expression of interest for private sector organisations in 2021.

2^nd webinar on food waste measurement for EU Member States, 25 November 2020

Following the first webinar on food waste measurement organised on 26 June 2020, the European Commission held a second webinar, on 25 November 2020, to support Member States in their legal obligations as regards measurement and reporting on national food waste levels. The webinar, primarily addressed to Member State experts, focused on concrete examples of national food waste monitoring.

The meeting was held in English and was also web streamed so that all interested stakeholders may follow the discussions live.

Please follow the links below to view the meeting agenda and the speakers’ presentations, as well as to watch the recording of the event. For more information on EU actions regarding food waste measurement, please visit the Commission’s food waste measurement webpage.

A meeting of the Platform’s food waste measurement subgroup is foreseen for March 2021.

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