Food Loss and Waste

Cause & Effect

By: Luisa Carrillo
 • Food Loss And Waste
• Food loss and waste Causes
• Food loss and waste Effects
• The Problem
• Advice
• Conclusion

Content
Food Loss And Waste

All food
production but not
eaten.

Food discarding
(non-food)
Food loss and waste Causes
Pre and
Harvesting
problems Lost food before
to arrive at
Inadequacy markets
Infrastructure
Markets
Discard Food
Handling and
transportation

“Best Before” Date

Food Loss and
Fit food is discarded Waste
Food Unused
Shape, size or colour considered
Quality and aesthetic deviated
standards

Establishments
and Kitchens
Food loss and waste Effects

1/3 all food produced is

lost or waste
Effects

25% world fresh water is

Misuse natural resources
lost in crops production
Environmental 3rd largest emitter of
green house gases

Social and Economics

 Security

Food Safety

Economy

Sustainability

The Problem
Advices
CONCLUSIO
N
The food loss and waste have
different effects social,
environmental and economic, but
a lot of this can be reducing and
sometimes avoided.
References
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2019
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http://www.fao.org/platform-food-loss-waste/food-loss/definition/en/>
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