Food loss at a glance
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Let’s start with a definition of food loss.
The FOLOU project defines food loss as
“any harvest-mature plant, animal or living being (including inedible parts) that is not successfully harvested, as well as food removed from the supply chain during the post-harvest phase that does not become animal feed, by-product or food waste”.
This is complements and is consistent with the European Union (EU) definitions of ‘food’ and ‘waste’. Watch the video above to explore this definition and learn how food loss differs from food waste.
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