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Is that milk past its 'sell by' date? Drink it anyway.
latimes.com
This is probably one of my biggest pet peeves in the industry and I hope on Food Recovery Lobby Day on Apr 4, 2016 we address this issue.
"My father used to keep food in the ref...
Starbucks plans to donate 100% of unsold food
money.cnn.com
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz said the idea came from the employees #foodnews #policynews #nofoodwaste
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The Roadmap to Reduce Food Waste Registration, Wed, Mar 9, 2016 at 1:00 PM | Eventbrite
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Paul Brest Hall
As many of you know, Foodstand has taken a big stance on food waste and we'd love to see our west coast friends join in on the discussions. #nofoodwaste
On Wednesday March 9th, ReFED and Stanford’...
France becomes first country to force all supermarkets to give unsold food to needy.
independent.co.uk
Given that 1 and 4 children in the U.S. Goes to bed hungry and 48 million Americans live in food insecure households, this is a HUGE precedent. I hope that U.S. Can follow France's lead. #NoFoodWaste
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DietID_TeamDietitians It's so insane that this isn't happening already everywhere
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sugardetoxme Hopefully this is the first of many. Given that Obama is tackling food waste, I would imagine this becomes a policy as long as grocery stores are not held liable for any "tainted" food
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Udi http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/best-enjoyed-by/ This podcast gives a bit of the crazy history for how we got to where we are on this in the US
Denmark's new grocer sells expired food to the public
npr.org
Shoppers are flocking to a supermarket hawking perfectly edible but unsalable food items at a steep discount to the general public in Copenhagen. #foodnews #nofoodwaste
Moroccan Tomato and Red Lentil Soup
thelemonapron.com
Moroccan Meatless Monday. Those tomatoes that were looking sad, wrinkled and oh a tad too ripe were roasted in the oven with olive oil, salt and pepper till charred. Pureed up and put into freezer ...
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sugardetoxme Damn girl! When you coming to Brooklyn and cooking for me? 👅
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JenniferEmilson Haha! Anytime 😉 We live in Toronto cuz it's as close to New York as we'll find here in Canada!
What happens to leftover food in farmers fields?
About 7-10% of the food grown in this country never leaves the farm for a variety of reasons; some is missed during harvest and some is deemed too cosmetically challenged to be sold. Considering th...
Is a tracking app the solution to commercial food waste?
foodsafetynews.com
Automated food waste tracking programs can help food service operators record what is being tossed, and monitor produce trimming, over-production and over-proportioning, plus food spoilage. #nofood...
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Riki Great concept.
It may be hard to induce such cooperation
As it is not a revenue driving activity to the food industry.
So , key question is how to make it happen and what type of effective... -
annefood I would think it would be appealing to individual businesses to whom it would help bring in money: less food waste = less money waste.
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DietID_TeamDietitians Well waste also cost money in hauler fees, so that is one consideration. However at the retailer level, you need to think about the concept of "returns" where unsold inventory is given back to...
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DietID_TeamDietitians
i think people just need to learn how to smell milk - e.g. get to know their food a bit more.
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annefood
Yes this is so ridiculous. @unconventionalbaker @JenniferEmilson and I were talking about this last week, and I suggested that there either needs to be a federal regulation as this article...
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JenniferEmilson
Sell by dates and Best by dates are purely for the retailer's benefit. Common sense needs to be taught as well. I was intrigued by this conversation last week. And like @rachna said, Use your nose....
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