EU Food Loss and Waste Prevention Hub

The most recent EU data shows that nearly 57 million tonnes of food waste (127 kg/inhabitant) are generated annually with an associated market value estimated at 130 billion euros.

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On 21 October 2022, the Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture of Germany, Cem Özdemir, honoured outstanding projects for avoiding and reducing food waste.

Millions of Dutch consumers took action against food waste, during the national Food Waste-Free Week, from 12 to 18 September 2022.

On the occasion of IDAFLW 2022, Boroume held a "Food Saving Week", with various public awareness raising activities, as well food rescue and redistribution actions.

Zachran jidlo held a food waste reduction challenge for consumers, with almost 1000 participants who received information about buying, storing, preparing and making the most of food.

The second meeting of the EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste in its second mandate (2022-2026) took place on 20 October. Discussions focused on the contribution of food loss and waste prevention to food security and mitigating climate change effects, EU initiatives and global developments.

On 27 October, a networking event was held in Limassol, as part of the European project LIFE FOODprint, which aims to raise awareness and educate stakeholders on the reduction of food waste.

By putting charming food saving messages on brands, Too Good To Go wants to inspire consumers to save the food they would normally be likely to toss after keeping it in the fridge for a while.

The Basque Government, through Elika Foundation, has carried out a pioneering study to measure food waste throughout the Basque food chain using the methodology established by the European Commission.

Zachran jidlo (Save the Food) initiative has created a system for donating surplus food from company canteens to charities in Prague.

The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture of Germany released the redesigned Too good for the bin!-app. Easy recipes will support consumers to reduce food waste at home.

Joint research undertaken by WRAP and Hellmann's indicates that nearly half of respondents throw away as much food or more than they did this time last year (2021), revealing an opportunity for people to save further by reducing waste in their homes.

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