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Huge amount of food lost annually during farming and fishing production
A study commissioned by the Environmental Protection Agency has found that a staggering amount of food is lost every year through consumers, processors and food businesses. The farming and fishing production process accounts for a loss or wastage of 200,000 tonnes of food, with up to 40% of some vegetables being discarded before being sold to consumers. A calculation by researchers at Munster Technological University and UCD attributes a figure…
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Use-by dates a focus of Stop Food Waste Day  
Irish citizens have been urged to reduce their use of food waste; this as today, 1 March, marks Stop Food Waste Day. With the focus of the day being use-by dates, Ireland’s Climate Action Plan aims to reduce to reduce food waste in Ireland by 50% by 2030. The new Food Vision 2030 Strategy also contains commitments to reduce food waste. According to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the…
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Participate in the National Food Waste Prevention Roadmap
Last week, January 27, 2022, the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC) launched Ireland’s draft National Food Waste Prevention Roadmap. Submissions on its draft form can be submitted by the public and interested stakeholders. The closing date for submissions is March 24. The roadmap will set out a series of actions to halve our food waste by 2030. The DECC states that food waste is a global problem…