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 05 dec 2018 17:54 

Platform on Food Waste: EU committed to halve global food waste by 2030


Tomorrow, 6 December, Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis, in charge of Health and Food Safety, will address the members of the EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste at its 5th meeting where progress made in EU actions to fight food waste will be discussed.

Tomorrow, 6 December, Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis, in charge of Health and Food Safety, will address the members of the EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste at its 5th meeting where progress made in EU actions to fight food waste will be discussed. Ahead of the meeting, Commissioner Andriukaitis said: "The momentum is here. We made some significant advances in 2018 and we are continuously working in the EU and worldwide to meet the global target of halving food waste by 2030. I am particularly glad that the EU is leading the way. The EU Platform will adopt recommendations for action in 2019, informed by work underway to assess the effectiveness of food waste prevention initiatives. Importantly, the new measures introduced in the waste legislation will provide the EU with new and consistent data on food waste levels needed to design effective strategies and monitor our progress. What gets measured gets managed.” The Platform brings together both public and private interests in order to foster cooperation amongst all key players in the food value chain and help accelerate the EU's progress towards the global Sustainable Development Goal of halving food waste by 2030. Since its launch in 2016, the members of the Platform have supported the Commission in developing harmonised methodology for quantifying food waste, contributed to the development of EU guidelines on food donation and on the safe use of former foodstuffs as animal feed. It is currently helping to develop technical guidance to foster more consistent use of “best before” and “use by” dates by industry and control authorities.  Focussed on supporting members in taking effective action to prevent food waste, the afternoon sessions will be dedicated to sharing learning from EU research and innovation programmes as well as related funding opportunities. The meeting will be web-streamed here.



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