National Pact against Food Waste

Type of practice Reduce

Name of practice National Pact against Food Waste

Name of main actor Agence de l’Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l’Energie

Type of actor(s) Public authority

Location France

Stage of implementation Consumption

Year of implementation 2013

What was/is being done? According to the Agence de l’Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l’Energie, each person in France throws away annually about 13 kg of food – from uneaten leftovers, still-packaged food products and expired produce and packaged goods. Actually, 21% of food purchased in France ends-up being wasted. The National Pact against Food Waste launched in June 2013, raises civil awareness and encourages responsible habits. Eleven measures have been outlined in the National Pact to this end, such as the establishment of terms and conditions for reduced waste spelled-out in contracts of public procurement of institutional catering, improved knowledge of the legislative and regulatory framework relating to ownership and liability in the area of food donations, inclusion of food waste measurement as part of Corporate Social Responsibility and the systematic replacement of the existing “expiration date” on the label (French abbreviation “DLUO”) with “to be consumed preferably by”.

Outcomes and impacts Outcomes and impacts to be assessed after implementation.