Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal

Posted by Go.Asia | Oct 25, 2013 | Food Crisis & Rescue, FOOD WASTE﹣FACT, Go Action |

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· An estimated 20 to 40% of UK fruit and vegetables are rejected before they reach the shops, mostly because they do not match the supermarkets’ strict cosmetic standards

· In North America and Oceania, 50 percent of the fish and seafood caught is wasted

Source: Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal by Tristram Stuart (2009)

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