October 16, World Food Day<\/p>\n\n\n\n
85% of consumers admit they waste food while 5% indicate doing it in large quantities<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On “World Food\nDay” and on recent “Food Waste Day”, the Silestone Institute<\/strong>\nreflects on this global problem that affects us all. It has serious ethical\nimplications and important repercussions in the socio-economic and\nenvironmental area which are not compatible with a minimum sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Europe <\/strong>data are alarming. Reports published by the European Commission estimate that almost 90 million tons of food is wasted per year in the EU, which is more than 170 kg per person per year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spain <\/strong>ranks 7th in the EU, with 7,7 million tons of food wasted per year. It is estimated that 85% of consumers acknowledge wasting food, mainly fruits and vegetables followed by dairy products. Around 5% admits doing it in large quantities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Where is the food\nwasted?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The key: to improve food\nutilization<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The challenge of feed almost\n9 billion people in a decade is not about increasing food production but about\nimproving its utilization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For the first time, there is a certain tendency to slow down waste in some sectors and although there are still no official data, it is estimated that during the recent confinement due to the pandemic, this was reduced in homes with a clear disposition to cooking utilization.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The waste reduction strategies go through menu planning<\/strong>, adjusting them to the shopping list, proper storage of products, correct management of stocks<\/strong>, differentiating between expiration and preferential consumption, most rational cooking, and introduction of utilization recipes.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The kitchen<\/strong> is a space to practice and implement small\nsustainability actions that, however, may have great consequences on a global\nlevel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" October 16, World Food Day 85% of consumers admit they waste food while 5% indicate doing it in large quantities. On “World Food Day” and on recent “Food Waste Day”, the Silestone Institute reflects on this global problem that affects us all. It has serious ethical implications and important repercussions in the socio-economic and environmental…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17771,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[999],"tags":[1196,1197,1198],"class_list":["post-17770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-avoid-food-waste","tag-food-waste","tag-world-food-day","category-999","description-off"],"yoast_head":"\n