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Food Labelling Confusion Contributes to 1.3 Billion Tonnes of Food Waste

 Nicholas Burge writes: Between one third and one half of food produced for human consumption is wasted each year according to the FutureFood 2050 initiative. That’s more than 1.3 billion tonnes which could, if not wasted, feed over 1.25 billion people on the planet.
Let’s look at some of the statistics for Australia provided by OzHarvest:
· In Australia, over 4 million tonnes of food is wasted per year
· That’s 178kg per person
· The retail value of this food is AUD $7.8 billion