Risk of food losses and potential of food recovery for social purposes

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• 作者：Beata Bilska^a ; ^{beata_bilska@sggw.pl" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Małgorzata Wrzosek^a ; ^{wrzosekmalgorzata@wp.pl" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Danuta Kołożyn-Krajewska^a ; ^{danuta_kolozyn_krajewska@sggw.pl" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Karol Krajewski^b ; ^{janjasienczyk@poczta.onet.pl" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}
• 关键词：Food losses ; Causes for food losses ; Consequences of food losses ; Social purposes ; Recovery points
• 刊名：Waste Management
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：June 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：52
• 期：Complete
• 页码：269-277
• 全文大小：626 K

文摘

All entities of the food supply chain should be responsible for counteracting food waste, therefore a need arises for joint initiatives in this area. To reduce food waste, businesses should be supported with a number of procedures for the efficient use of food for social purposes that shall be consistent with the law in force.

Although they can bring about some losses, the following factors neither pose a threat to human health nor affect the donation of food for social purposes: wrong labelling of packages, food product wrong weight, close-to-end expiration date as well as mechanical damage to bulk packages. The purpose of this study is to identify such points at each of the four stages of the food supply chain (primary production, processing, distribution, sale) where food losses can be prevented by donating food to those who need it.

A total of 15 Recovery Points were identified at the above mentioned four stages of the food supply chain. Food recovered there is safe to human health, so it can be donated for social purposes.