Brussels, 16/10/2013 (Agence Europe) - Foodstuffs are a resource not to be wasted, the European Commission repeated on World Food Day, 16 October. Around the world, however, 1.3 billion tonnes of food are wasted per year according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), and, in the EU alone, about 90 million tonnes of food is wasted annually.
“The EU has set itself an ambitious target, and is aiming to halve edible food waste by 2020”, said Environment Commissioner and champion...