- We call on the United Nations to include the fight against food waste as an additional target within Goal 7 (“Ensure environmental sustainability”) and so that food waste reduction is achieved in a coordinated and agreed way and through intermediate stages.
- We urge national governments and organisations such as the Food Standards Agency to develop practical solutions and improved communication to make it easier for consumers to get the most from the food they buy and learn how to waste less of it.
- We urge the promotion of transparency in labels as well as more appropriate packaging solutions as to enable consumers to get the last remaining food out of the packaging.
- We ask politicians, public institutions, authorities and the media to continuously inform the public about food waste issues through public awareness and education campaigns.
From Selina Juul, Founder, Stop Wasting Food movement Denmark (Stop Spild Af Mad) and a co-signer of Joint Declaration Against Food Waste, Brussels, 2010:
Selina Juul