18 million tons of edible food are thrown away in Germany each year. It is also different to the countries, such as France and Italy show.
Fürstenfeldbruck – Instead of on the plates 18 million tonnes of food end up in Germany per year in the trash. That can be done differently, shows the ARD in its report, “The disposable madness: Why is good food, tons of land in the garbage can”. In countries such as France and Italy, the policy has already reacted. In Germany, there is currently only a “national strategy” – this changes nothing so far on the massive waste.
On every citizen in Germany more than 80 kilograms of edible food in the garbage per year. The wastage happens at several levels: The customer will interpret the minimum durability date is wrong, the supermarkets throw good products away, and already before the fruit and vegetables in the shops, is not food be disposed of, perceived to be the Norm.
food waste: The end user
The date of minimum durability of a product specifies the date up to which the producer is liable. That is to say: Until then, the yogurt or the milk is definitely good edible. In Germany, the food producers to go safely on number, and an indication of the shelf life so be careful that the food be often many days longer edible, it is said in the ARD documentation. Because the date of minimum durability (best before date) it is understood by the consumer, but mostly as an expiration date, not to land many of the products in the ton – even if they are still bad.
In products such as pasta or rice is even discussed whether a date of minimum durability is at all justified. As the date of minimum durability is to be interpreted, explained Merkur.de*.
+ In the fight against food waste is the date of minimum durability for pasta, rice, coffee, for many, questionable.©dpa / Martin’s Swiss rock (file photo)
food waste: supermarkets throw good food in the bin
De facto, the Problem starts earlier. Some supermarket chains throw away food as soon as new goods arrive or slight stains are seen on the products. The camera-Team of the ARD-production, during filming in supermarket garbage bins found a lot of food would have been edible, or not more than minor quirks were. For example, a packaging with six Apples, of the only two of the Apples, dents had.
Some supermarkets, especially organic markets, working with organisations such as the panels or Foodsharern. The food would end up in the bin, then picked up in the evening and distributed to needy persons or in so-called Fair-splitters citizens are available free of charge. Fair-splitter-stations there are in several cities in Germany. They usually have a refrigerator and shelves, in which screened, but designed edible fruit and vegetables from the supermarket.
food in the barrel: Not good enough
Often, the supermarket chains, from farmers, to buy fruits and vegetables only if it meets certain ideals of beauty. A carrot or cucumber, which is grown not just, is not removed. This had nothing to do with EU regulations, says Pascal Nießlbeck of beet Savior. With his Startup, he sold boxes of “ugly” vegetables, which would otherwise be discarded by the ton and thrown away.
food in the ton: spendthrift Nation, Germany
A study by the international Boston Consulting group confirms the waste: A third of food is thrown away along the entire value chain, says Karin von Funck, of the BCG in the ARD-Reportage “of The disposable madness”. A sad outcome, as you find: “If you would eat anything you could eat for 12 months and then 6 months more to eat!”
not so, is visible on the example of France. There is prohibited, according to the report, the Throw away edible food for two years. Supermarkets are filled with fines of 4000 euros and more, if you are in breach of the regulation. On the other hand, the markets with tax rewards facilitation, if you donate the food instead of it discounted in the market.
containers or garbage diving, where edible but discarded food from supermarket rubbish bins to be sought out, shall continue to apply as a criminal Offence. Two students have to answer in Fürstenfeldbruck, therefore, before the court, reports merkur.de*.
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