20 Aug 12, 07:44AM
(This post was last modified: 20 Aug 12, 07:46AM by DES|Anderson.)
Hmm, I agree with much writen here, there are many things in Britain that need fixing and food waste is a problem. The Olympics are however supposed to bring poeples from around the world together, I believe they did that. Yes a lot of money was spent, but it should be remebered that the amount spent on the Olympics is a fraction of the money spent bailing out some European countries who are and have been for some time living beyond their means.
and one more point @Paul you are not wrong in what you say, but you must accept that Spain is also a huge part of the problem see below.
Spanish News | Food Waste
Spain is one of Europe´s most wasteful countries as far as food is concerned.The European average is 179 kilos of food waste per man , woman and child and in Spain the average is 163 kilos per man woman and child.Spain comes after Germany , Holland , France , Poland and Italy.
It is not only the consumer that is wasteful but everyone inbetween too from production downwards.
Lack of awareness ,poor packaging ,confusion over “sell by ” dates and “best before ” all add to the confusion.There are more than 70 million people in Europe affected by poverty and consequently the wastage of so much food needs to be addressed.
39% of waste starts during the growth of food according to the Euro MP Salvatore Carrona.Some Spanish farmers would disagree with this. They say that nothing is thrown away unless there is a very good reason , as with the E coli scare last year.It is the fruit and vegetable dealers who decide what is right for the market.The rejected food may never reach the shelves but it is not returned to the grower.
Spanish restaurants throw away 63,000 tons of food every year and this is double the amount of 20 years ago. 30% can be lost in preparation and 60% can be because the caterer over estimates.Clients only leave 10%.
Maybe as food costs increase we will all become more aware of the importance of utilising all that we purchase.
Now what about working together instead of throwing rocks at each other ;)
and one more point @Paul you are not wrong in what you say, but you must accept that Spain is also a huge part of the problem see below.
Spanish News | Food Waste
Spain is one of Europe´s most wasteful countries as far as food is concerned.The European average is 179 kilos of food waste per man , woman and child and in Spain the average is 163 kilos per man woman and child.Spain comes after Germany , Holland , France , Poland and Italy.
It is not only the consumer that is wasteful but everyone inbetween too from production downwards.
Lack of awareness ,poor packaging ,confusion over “sell by ” dates and “best before ” all add to the confusion.There are more than 70 million people in Europe affected by poverty and consequently the wastage of so much food needs to be addressed.
39% of waste starts during the growth of food according to the Euro MP Salvatore Carrona.Some Spanish farmers would disagree with this. They say that nothing is thrown away unless there is a very good reason , as with the E coli scare last year.It is the fruit and vegetable dealers who decide what is right for the market.The rejected food may never reach the shelves but it is not returned to the grower.
Spanish restaurants throw away 63,000 tons of food every year and this is double the amount of 20 years ago. 30% can be lost in preparation and 60% can be because the caterer over estimates.Clients only leave 10%.
Maybe as food costs increase we will all become more aware of the importance of utilising all that we purchase.
Now what about working together instead of throwing rocks at each other ;)