Addressing Produce Loss Knowledge Gaps

FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY

Food Technology Magazine | Article

Jane M. Caldwell

Wasted food is the largest single category of materials occupying our ever-expanding municipal landfills. It’s not surprising when you consider that approximately 31% of food was discarded at retail and consumer levels in 2010, according to estimates from the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Economic Research Service (FDA 2021).

The USDA, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have all made food waste a priority through a 2018 joint …

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About the Author

Jane M. Caldwell, PhD, contributing editor and owner of Caldwell Food Safety LLC, is a freeland science and health writer and host of the On Medical Grounds podcast ([email protected]).

In This Article

  1. Food Waste
  2. Fermentation
  3. Food Policy

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