Category: Food Prices

Food Waste In Spite of Magnificent Technologies

Posted on 02/08/13 by the.dawson.co

ART’S PERSPECTIVE: Food for Concern: Food Waste In Spite of Magnificent Technologies….. Two hundred twenty two (222) million tons/year! That is the total consumer food waste in industrialized countries.* More than forty percent (40%) of food losses in industrialized countries occur as “food waste”. * “Food waste” is that portion of the total food loss …

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Food Consumption vs. Food Waste in the USA

Posted on 01/07/13 by the.dawson.co

Food Consumption vs. Food Waste in the USA: Thought Provoking Statistics….. The average person in the USA eats about 4.7 pounds of food per day! At the same time, USA consumers waste between 9 and 11 ounces of food per day. This means that the per capita food consumption is about 1716 pounds per year …

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