Food waste and date labelling : issues affecting the durability / Hanne Møller [and eleven others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Møller, Hanne, author.

Series:

TemaNord ; 523.

TemaNord ; 523

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food consumption.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (100 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Copenhagen, Denmark : Nordic Council of Ministers, 2016.

Contents:

Colophon; Contents ; Summary ; Policy recommendations and further work ; Foreword ; 1. Introduction ; 1.1 Goal and scope ; 2. Approach and methods ; 2.1 Interviews of food manufacturers ; 2.2 Collection of pictures of products with guidance for use after opening ; 2.3 Compilation of legal requirements for temperature in wholesale and retail ; 2.4 Interviews with store managers ; 2.5 Mapping of food waste in retail ; 2.6 Waste composition analysis in retail ; 2.7 Case study: Example of trade agreement for allocation of durability

2.8 Case study: Extended durability and the effect on food waste 2.9 Literature review ; 3. Durability terms and legal requirements ; 3.1 Date labelling terms ; 3.1.1 "Best before" ; 3.1.2 "Useby" ; 3.2 Durability of opened packages ; 3.3 Examples of guidance for use after opening ; 3.4 Storage temperature requirements in wholesale and retail ; 3.4.1 Regulation of storage temperature in Sweden ; 4. Underlying causes for differences in date labelling ; 4.1 Interviews ; 4.2 Milk ; 4.2.1 Underlying causes ; 4.2.2 Predictive model ; 4.2.3 Consumer guidance ; 4.3 Cooked ham

4.3.1 Underlying causes 4.3.2 Predictive model ; 4.3.3 Consumer guidance ; 4.4 Minced meat ; 4.4.1 Underlying causes ; 4.4.2 Consumer guidance ; 4.5 Cold smoked salmon ; 4.5.1 Underlying causes ; 4.5.2 Consumer guidance ; 4.6 Readytoeat salad ; 4.6.1 Underlying causes ; 4.6.2 Consumer guidance ; 4.7 Durability in opened package ; 4.7.1 Liver paste ; 4.7.2 Pickled herring ; 4.7.3 Pesto ; 5. Can extension of durability decrease food waste? ; 5.1 A case study of extended shelf life and food waste ; 5.2 Literature review of extended durability ; 5.3 Summary of findings

6. Factors causing food waste related to date labelling in retail 6.1 Summary of food waste in retail ; 6.2 Mapping of food waste in retail ; 6.3 Waste composition analysis to estimate food waste ; 6.4 Interviews with store managers ; 6.4.1 Location and demography ; 6.4.2 Deliveries and types of ordering ; 6.4.3 Date labelling and reduced prices ; 6.4.4 Other comments from retailers ; 6.5 Literature review on food waste in retail ; 6.5.1 Waste of organic food ; 7. Trade agreements for allocation of durability ; 7.1 Interviews of manufacturers and retailers ; 7.1.1 Sweden ; 7.1.2 Norway

7.1.3 Denmark and Finland 7.2 An example of application of the Norwegian STAND 001 ; 8. Legislation on durability and date labelling of table eggs ; 8.1 Literature review of wastage of eggs due to date labelling ; 9. Consumers' attitudes and understanding ; 9.1 Surveys on data labelling ; 9.2 Position of the date label ; 9.3 Temperature in the consumer's refrigerator ; 10. Discussion ; 10.1 Durability and guidance ; 10.2 Packaging gas ; 10.3 Storage temperature ; 10.4 Consumer guidance for opened packages ; 10.5 Causes and measures in the retail sector ; 10.6 Legislation for eggs

10.7 Policy recommendations

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 13, 2016).

ISBN:

92-893-4558-6

92-893-4557-8

OCLC:

958386172