Tackling food waste: Freshfel joins forces with food chain partners with the launch of a Joint Declaration, ?Every Crumb Counts?

Representatives from across Europe?s food supply chain have today announced the launch of a joint effort to tackle the major societal problem of food wastage via the publication of their Joint Declaration entitled, ?Every Crumb Counts?. Launched at an event in Brussels in the presence of distinguished speakers from the European Parliament, the European Commission, a number of NGOs and industry representatives, co-signatories of the Declaration aim not only to work towards preventing edible food waste but also to promote a life-cycle approach to reducing wastage and to proactively input into European, national and global solutions and initiatives in this area. With the long-term sustainability of the food chain foremost in mind, and conscious of the global environmental impact of food disposal such as an increase in greenhouse gas emissions, co-signatories commit to contribute to the objective of reducing food wastage throughout the entire food supply chain, in line with the European Commission?s goal of halving edible food waste by 2020, set out in the Europe 2020 Flagship Initiative ?A resource-efficient Europe?. Furthermore, the Joint Declaration explores how new markets and better food recovery can contribute to economic growth. The complete press release, in the attached pdf