After a stock take of progress since its meeting in 2013, the Network will have a closer look at food waste in the retail and processing sectors. Issues of definition and measurement, possible causes and ways to reduce and valorise it will be discussed.
When the Food Chain Analysis Network (FCAN) was called upon to consider food waste along the supply chain in 2013, it scrutinised the entire food life cycle. Methodological issues relating to definition and quantification of food waste were discussed. The causes of waste and also obstacles to reduction were analysed. The different contributors along the supply chain were identified. Policy responses developed to limit food waste and orient end-of-life treatment were presented. A summary of the meeting was published subsequently (OECD, 2013).
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