The key recommendations for action of the EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste address action required by public and private players at each stage of the food supply chain, including food redistribution. The recommendations also include a set of horizontal or ‘cross-cutting’ recommendations, which are common across various stages of the food value chain, often involve multiple actors and are needed to achieve the global food loss and waste targets (SDG Target 12.3).
The recommendations for action will play a key role in helping to scale-up action across the EU, mobilising Member States, food businesses and civil society, as called for by the Farm to Fork Strategy. Whilst the recommendations are not an exhaustive list of all that can and should be done to prevent food losses and food waste, they provide important direction for all players including EU citizens themselves.