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Thu, 2013-01-31 15:53 — LuLu2012

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www.independent.co.uk - by John von Radowitz - January 10th, 2013

 

As much as half of all the food produced in the world - two billion tonnes worth - ends up being thrown away, a new report claims.

 

The waste is caused by poor infrastructure and storage facilities, over-strict sell-by dates, "get-one-free" offers, and consumer fussiness, according to the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

Each year countries around the world produce some four billion tonnes of food.

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