What is food loss - and what is food waste?
Food waste consists of the "unnecessary" part of the food loss (see figure below). By that, it meant all food that could have been eaten or drunk if it had been handled in a better way. Things that we are not expected to eat, or certain kinds of offal do not count as food waste. It is to be regarded as "unavoidable" food loss.
What we consider to be food loss:
Eggshell
Bones from fish, chicken, and meat
Coffee sump
Earthy shell residues and roots from vegetables
Bones, skins, and vegetables strained out of different broths
What we consider to be food waste:
Leftover food from the buffet that cannot be served again
Cooked food in the fridge that has gone bad.
Leftover staff food
Frozen food
Food that has passed its use-by date
Dairy products that have soured
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