food waste

 Food Waste

          In Europe, the amount of food people waste every year is beyond people's expectation. On average, they waste up to eight tons of food per year.  Although everyone knows in his heart that there are always a group of people who feel vexed by the lack of food every day in some remote mountain areas, no matter where the country is, there are still many people who have never thought about reducing the waste of food, and some people have never paid attention to this problem even if they did.  If you want to solve this problem now, I can give you three solutions. First, make a list before you shop. Second, make proper use of date labels. The third is to know your refrigerators.

     First of all ,making a list before you go shopping can reduce impulse consumption.Many people will say we do not have time to make a list.  You can take advantage of the weekend. If your family has children, you can tell them in advance and ask them if they have anything they want to eat.  And use the weekend time to plan the next week's meal, list the specific ingredients needed, and then strictly follow the ingredients to buy.

    Secondly, many people have formed the habit of throwing away food on the shelf life day. In fact, this practice is very wasteful. In fact, even the shelf life or the best eating period may not be correct.  The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Bureau said that, except for infant formula, food stored at home is safe and hygienic as long as it is properly handled, even if it has expired, unless there is obvious spoilage(nestle.com.cn ). They said spoiled food will have obviously abnormal taste and texture due to the action of spoilage bacteria.  If this happens to food, it should be thrown away.

    Finally, after you finish shopping, you need to determine which foods need to be put in the refrigerator, and you need to know what is the most suitable position to store in the refrigerator.  This can also help extend the shelf life of food. Whether it is used to store food or leftovers, the refrigerator can help you reduce waste. Put extra fruits and vegetables in the refrigerator to keep them fresh, and put seafood in the refrigerator to freeze. At the same time, you should pay attention to what foods have been stored in the refrigerator.  Perhaps you are always kind enough to leave a lot of leftovers. Unfortunately, those leftovers are always stuffed into the top of the refrigerator until they cannot be eaten. A clean refrigerator can let you know at a glance the situation of the food you keep, which you need to eat first, which ingredients you already have, and you don't need to buy any more.  Also, make sure to put the newly stored food in it so that you can eat the perishable but not yet perishable things first.﹝nestle.com.cn﹞

  According to WRAP, an analysis of 1200 websites of more than 700 companies in 17 countries shows that 99% of websites have positive return on investment in food losses and waste reduction programs.  Some websites even reported that for every pound or dollar invested, their rate of return reached 14 times. Food loss and waste are global concerns. Solving this problem will bring rich benefits to the environment, manufacturers, distributors and people.(halalqual.com )