Initiatives on Prevention of Food Waste in the Retail and Wholesale Trades

Type of practice Reduce

Name of practice Initiatives on Prevention of Food Waste in the Retail and Wholesale Trades

Name of main actor the Nordic Council of Ministers

Type of actor(s) Public authority, Company

Location Norway

Stage of implementation Retail, Storage

Year of implementation 2011

What was/is being done? In Norway, there is a system of green/yellow/red marking system that indicates if something has gone wrong in the freezing-chain, which is good from a food safety perspective. However, this system does not capture what might go wrong, or if the product needs to be thrown away. This might trigger throwing away food just to stay on the safe side. Therefore, when thinking about methods to reduce and prevent food waste, it has to be kept in mind that each action can have some side-effects, from the environmental, economic, sanitary or social point of view.

Outcomes and impacts Outcomes and impacts to be assessed.