Waste in the Food Supply Chain

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  • Dennis R. Heldman

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Waste, food, supply chain

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Sustainability of the food supply chain depends on conservation of resources, primarily energy and water, along with the reduction of food waste. An analysis of all sectors, operations and processes will identify opportunities to reduce impacts on environmental quality. Although the conservation of energy and water are critical throughout the food supply chain, the reduction of food waste deserves even more careful attention. Well over 20% of food waste occurs after delivery of products to the consumers. A systematic approach to improving the sustainability of the food supply system requires a sector-by-sector and process-by-process analysis. The fundamental concepts of process analysis and design are not new in the development of processes for food. These concepts are used to ensure that processes ensure safety and/or shelf-life of the food product, while maximizing the retention of food quality attributes. These same concepts can be extended to the analysis of individual processes, but with the goal of reducing food waste. The outcomes from these process design steps will ensure the goals of food safety and shelf-life while enhancing food quality attributes and provide an overall reduction in food waste for the entire food supply chain.

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Dennis R. Heldman

Department of Food Science and Technology, The Ohio State University, 2015 Fyffe Rd, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering, The Ohio State University, 590 Woody Hayes Drive, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.

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2021-10-29

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