08/11/2019 (Agence Europe) – On Monday 11 November, the Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Vytenis Andriukaitis, will be at the Vatican to participate in the conference on reducing food loss and waste, after a meeting with the Italian Minister of Health, Roberto Speranza. On Friday, before the conference, the Commissioner said, “I agree with Pope Francis that food waste is cruel and unjust reality in a world where 820 million people suffer from hunger. It is a terrible paradox that doesn’t elevate us. At the European Union level, we have been working hard to raise food waste awareness and put in place concrete actions to address it.” The EU has set itself targets to reduce food waste by 30% by 2025 and by 50% by 2050. (AN)