This issue is directly related to food
wastage at the consumer level and there is a need to have efficient mechanisms for targeted consumer awareness at every stage.
Not exact matches
In developed countries, where the majority of food
wastage happens
at the
consumer level, the
consumer is exposed to a wealth of information from various sources which can result in unpredictable
consumer behaviour driven by opinions and influences from various sources of information.
The case in industrialized countries requires better production management, de-emphasizing appearance standards, more explanatory date marking systems and raising awareness among
consumers about better buying, cooking and recycling methods — this can save food
wastages at the retail and
consumer levels.
The conference was held on December 8 - 9, 2014
at the University of Pennsylvania with twenty - five invited speakers and four panels that included industry initiatives, case studies,
consumer level wastage; and waste reduction, recovery, and recycling, and behavior change.