The EU Commission is publishing today the composition of the EU Platform on Food losses and Food Waste announced in the 2015 EU Action Plan for Circular Economy. The Platform brings together 70 member organisations, both from the public and private sectors, in order to maximise the contribution of all actors and support achievement of Sustainable Development Goal #12.3: to halve per capita food waste at the retail and consumer level by 2030, as well as to reduce food losses along the food production and supply chains.
Following a call for applications for private sector organisations, the Commission has selected a total of 37 members from academia, NGOs and industry. Members were selected based on their experience in food waste prevention, capacity for stakeholder outreach and coverage of activities and interests in the food value chain.
It is estimated that, every year, around 88 million tonnes of food are wasted in the EU. Dedicated to food waste prevention, the Platform will support all players in: defining actions needed all along the food value chain; promoting inter-sectorial cooperation; sharing best practice; and evaluating progress made over time. Its first gathering is scheduled for 29 November in Brussels. For more information on Food Waste see here. (For more information: Daniel Rosario – Tel.: + 32 229 56185; Aikaterini Apostola – Tel.: +32 229 87624)
Quelle: EU Commission