The study demonstrates the diversity of causes of food waste, within each of the four sectors investigated. Causes in the Manufacturing, Wholesale/Retail and Food Service sectors are expected to be similar across Europe and will vary according to product specificities. Causes of household food...

One third of the entire food produced for our consumption is either lost or wasted at some point of the food supply chain. The problem of food waste does not only intensify the elementary problem of food insecurity in wasting precious nourishment - originally intended to be consumed - connected...

The European Commission organised three European citizens' panels in 2023, one of which was on the topic of food waste. Each of the panels brought together up to 150 randomly selected citizens from all 27 EU Member States to deliberate and make recommendations ahead of key Commission proposals....

The European Commission organised three European citizens' panels in 2023, one of which was on the topic of food waste. Each of the panels brought together up to 150 randomly selected citizens from all 27 EU Member States to deliberate and make recommendations ahead of key Commission proposals....

The citizens' panel combines collaborative work in small groups of around 12 people working in 5 different languages with plenary work with all the 150 participants together in 24 languages. To carry out this work, panelists are supported by a facilitation team and inputs by experts in the...