ChrisVoglianoMS,RDNWashingtonStateAcademyofNutritionandDietetics

EducationalConference2017

WeighinginonWastedFood

ProfessionalBackground

AdjunctFaculty

TheUniversityofWashingtonClinicalResearchAssociate

Arivale– ScientificWellnessStartupLeadershipPositions

SodaTaxTaskForce– AcademyofNutritionandDieteticsGSDA– LegislativeChairCouncilonFuturePractice

SecondCenturyLiaison(VNDPG)ResearchSupport

AcademyofNutritionandDieteticsFoundation

Speaker’sBureau

VegetarianNutritionDPG

HungerandEnvironmentalDPG

ChrisVoglianoMS,RDN

VN’sVision

• Tooptimizeglobalhealthandwell-beingbycreatinganddisseminatingvegetariannutritioneducationalmaterialsandsupportingcuttingedgeresearch.

VN’sMission

• Empowermemberstobetheleadingauthorityonvegetariannutritionforfoodandnutritionprofessionals,healthcarepractitionersandthepublic.

• ProfessionalWebsite- www.VNdpg.org• ConsumerWebsite- www.vegetariannutrition.net• Twitter- @VNdpg

SessionSponsor

Identify where food waste occurs along the food supply chain.

Identify three ways to help reduce our individual food waste footprints

Understand the environmental, social, and economic implications of food waste.

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LearningObjectivesLearningObjectives

Whyshouldwecareaboutfoodwaste?

• Nearly40%ofallfoodweproduceintheUnitedStatesendsupintheLandfill1,2

• That’senoughtofilltheEmpireStateBuilding91timeseachyear.3

• TheUSspends$218billiononfoodthatwillultimatelyendupinbeingwasted.4

• Foodthatwenevereataccountsfor24%oftotalfreshwater thatwasusedinfoodproduction.

1. Gustavsson,J.,Cederberg,C.,Sonesson,U.,VanOtterdijk,R.,&Meybeck,A.(2011).Globalfoodlossesandfoodwaste. FoodandAgricultureOrganizationoftheUnitedNations,Rom.2. https://www.usda.gov/oce/foodwaste/faqs.htm3. http://facethefactsusa.org/facts/supersized-hunger-pangs-supersized-waste-infographic/4. Bloom,Jonathan. Americanwasteland:HowAmericathrowsawaynearlyhalfofitsfood(andwhatwecandoaboutit).DaCapoPress,2011.5. Kummu,M.,H.deMoel,M.Porkka,S.Siebert,O.Varis,andP.J.Ward.2012.“Lostfood,wastedresources:Globalfoodsupplychainlossesandtheirimpactsonfreshwater,cropland,and

fertiliser use.”ScienceoftheTotalEnvironment438:477-489.

Whyshouldwecareaboutfoodwaste?

• Only10%ofextrafoodisrescuedforthoseinneed.Maybemore...• Only5%ofthecountrycomposts.

•Wherecompostexiststhereisstillalotoffoodgoingtolandfill.

•Wearewastingover1/2ofallproduce&almost1/2ofall

food!

Sources:EPA,NRDC

ExtraFoodintheU.S.

TheaverageAmericantosses300lbsoffoodannually

http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/michigan/files/201608/20160829_FoodWaste_USDA.jpg

• Aneraofplenty• Contributestoourwastehabits

•MostpeoplewouldnotwillinglychoosetocutdownthesectionsoftheRainforest– yetit’shappeningdailytoproducefoodthatnooneeats.• Over97%offoodwastegeneratedendsupinlandfills.1,2

1. https://depts.washington.edu/uwcphn/reports/SeattleFoodWasteReport.PDF2. https://blog.epa.gov/oswerforum/2012/03/food-waste-reduction/

Weliveinadisposableculture

• Wastedfoodisdefinedasfoodthatislost,discarded,oruneaten

• FoodWasteVS.FoodLoss• Foodloss= occursgettingfoodtomarket;problematicindeveloping

countries• Foodwaste=occursatretailorconsumerlevel;problematicindeveloped

countries

Whatis”WastedFood”?

Whereisfoodbeingwasted?

www.refed.com

TheStoryofWastedFood

• Trimmings,mishandling,andextraproductmakesupthiscategory• Overproduction

Manufacturing

• Confusionoflabelling• Overpurchasingatstore• Lackofcomposting(inmostcities)• Improperstorageoffruitsandvegetables

Consumers

• Strictconsumeraestheticdemands• Overstocking• Movingfoodtooslowly• LargePortions(Obesity&WastedFood)

Retail/Resturant• Lowmarketprices• HighLaborCosts• ExpectationforCosmeticallyPerfectProduce• FluctuationinMarketDemands• Environment(pests,weather,etc.)

Farming

www.savethefood.com

ImpactsofWastedFood

Globally

• Wethrowawaytheretailequivalentof$1trillionoffood eachyear.1

America

• Valueofwastedfoodin2010was$161billion.2

• Theamountofwastecoststheaveragefamilyoffourasmuchas$190permonth.1

• In2008,theEPAestimatedthatfoodwastecostroughly$1.3billiontodisposeofinlandfills.2

1. http://www.fao.org/docrep/018/i3347e/i3347e.pdf2. https://www.usda.gov/oce/foodwaste/faqs.htm3. https://www.epa.gov/sustainable-management-food

EconomicImpacts

• Over1billionpeoplearenotgettingenoughfoodforahealthylifestyle• 1in7Americansdonotknowwheretheirnextmealiscomingfrom1

• FeedingAmericanetworkandtheirpartnersdivertedover2billionpoundsofsafe,ediblefood thatmightotherwisehavegonetowaste, toAmericansfacinghunger.2

1. http://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/2. http://www.feedingamerica.org/about-us/how-we-work/securing-meals/reducing-food-waste.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/

SocialImpacts

• WastedFoodaccountsfor6–10%ofhuman-generatedgreenhousegasemissions1

• RottingfoodinlandfillscreatesMethanegas– 25xmorepotentthanCO22

• Lessthan3%offoodwastewasrecoveredandrecycled[composted]in2010.2

• Everytonoffoodwastedresultsin3.8tonsofgreenhousegasemissions.3

1. http://www.fao.org/food-loss-and-food-waste/en/2. https://www.epa.gov/sustainable-management-food/sustainable-management-food-basics#what3. http://www.ifr.ac.uk/waste/Reports/WRAP%20The%20Food%20We%20Waste.pdf

24%

EnvironmentalImpacts

www.savethefood.com

www.savethefood.com

Howdowemakeadifference?Strategiesforreducingwastedfood

https://www.epa.gov/sustainable-management-food/food-recovery-hierarchy

EPAFoodRecoveryHierarchy

InternationalCongressofDietetics,Spain2016

Wastedfoodistrending!

CONSUMERSTRATEGIES

1) Shopthefridgefirst,andmakealist

2) Eatleftovers

3) Studyyourtrash

• EPAfoodwasteaudittool

4) Encouragetheuseofsmallerdishes(portioncontrol)

5) Createyourowncompostpile(ifpossible)

6) Fridge101– organize,properlycool,andutilizeFIFO

• DownloadtheA-ZFoodStorageGuidefrom makedirtnotwaste.org

• CheckouttheProduceforBetterHealthFruitandVeggieStoringGuide

Consumer:AtHomeStrategies

UseSignage

Atthestore

1) Shopatstoresthatoffermisshapenfruitsandveggiesatadiscount2) Shopmorefrequentlyandshopsmaller3) Buyonlywhatyouneed4) Shopforcannedorfrozenfruitsorveggies– lastlongerandreducefoodwaste1

Restaurants

1) Skipthetraytowaste/eatless2) Takehomeleftovers3) Sharedishes4) Askwaitertoholdexcessbread/chips5) Encouragerestaurantstodonateexcessfood

http://www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org/frozen-and-canned-fruits-and-vegetables-vs-fresh

Consumer:RetailStrategies

SmartShopping

https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-02/documents/smart_shopping_ftgtw_2_1_2016_pubnumberadded_508_v2.pdf

Standardizingfooddatelabels• ConfusingdatelabelsystemacrosstheU.S.• Over90%ofconsumersthrowoutfoodtooearly,leadingtomassivefoodwaste1

Solutions• Consumereducationonwhatsellby,useby,bestbyactuallymean• http://www.stilltasty.com/

• Somemanufacturershaveexperimentedwithadding“freezeby”languageontopackagingtoencouragecustomerstotakeactivestepstopreservefoodinthefreezerinsteadofthrowingitinthetrash

http://www.refed.com/solutions/standardized-date-labeling

Consumer:DecodingtheDate

www.savethefood.com

Consumer:There’sanAppforthat!

RETAILSTRATEGIES

SchoolFoodService

1) Expandchoicestoaccommodatepreferences2) Allowmoretimetoeat3) Gotrayless4) Pre-sliceproducetoencourageconsumption

Restaurants

1) Encouragesmallerportions2) Pre-sliceproducetoencourageconsumption3) Studyyourtrash

Retail:FoodService

UseSignage

• Donatenutritious,safeanduntouchedfoodtoyourlocalfoodpantry,foodbankorfoodrescueprogram• Canwriteofffoodontaxes– moreinfohere

• TheGoodSamaritanActprotectsagainstanylawsuitsiffoodisdonatedingoodfaith• Appshelpconnectexcessfoodtothosewhoneedit

1. FoodCowboy2. FeedingForward3. ChowBank

Retail:DonatingExcessFood

• ReducingWastedFood&Packaging:AGuideforFoodServiceandRestaurants• https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-09/documents/toolkt_training.pdf

• FoodWasteManagementCostCalculator• https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-08/foodcost3.xls

• EPATrainingWebinars• https://www.epa.gov/sustainable-management-food/webinars-covering-sustainable-management-food-topics

• LeanPath™- ReducingFoodWastewithTechnology• http://www.leanpath.com/

• Academy’sFoodWasteAuditToolforFoodService• Comingsoon!

Retail:AssessingFoodWaste

Retail:UglyFruitsandVeg!

@UglyFruitAndVegUglyFruitAndVeg@gmail.com

www.UglyFruitAndVeg.org

• BabyCarrots• Increasedcarrotconsumptionbyover100%from1985-1997

• SlicedApples• Increasedslicedappleconsumptionbyover300%since2004

• UglyProduceDelivery• Somanysolutionsjustwaitingtobe

discovered

Innovations:UsingUglyF+V

HowPolicyisDrivingChange

1. Protectsbusinessesandconsumersfromliabilitywhentheydonatetoanon-profitorganization

2. Protectsbusinessesandconsumersfromcivilandcriminalliabilityshouldtheproductdonatedingoodfaithlatercauseharmtotherecipient

BillEmerson:TheGoodSamaritanAct

Nov2016

• USDAisnowencouragingfoodmanufacturersandretailerstousethephrase“BestifUsedBy”.

• “Inanefforttoreducefoodlossandwaste,thesechangeswillgiveconsumersclearandconsistentinformationwhenitcomestodatelabelingonthefoodtheybuy,”saidAlAlmanza,USDADeputyUnderSecretaryforFoodSafety.“Thisnewguidancecanhelpconsumerssavemoneyandcurbtheamountofwholesomefoodgoinginthetrash.”

https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/newsroom/news-releases-statements-transcripts/news-release-archives-by-year/archive/2016/nr-121416-01

USDARevisingLabelLanguage

• KrogerreducestheamountoffoodwasteinitsgrocerystoresthroughitsPerishableDonationsPartnership(PDP)program.

• In2015,Krogerdonated 56millionpounds offreshfoodtolocalfoodbanks.Workingintandemwithitsinternalfoodsafetyexperts,Krogercontinuouslylooksforopportunitiestoaddnewcategoriesoffreshproductthatcanbedonatedsafelythroughtheprogram.

Kroger'swebsiteonfightinghunger

• Foodsystemsarevastlydifferentdependingonregion,state,etc.

• Somecitiesandstateshavetakenmajorstridesinreducingtheirfood-wastefootprint.• Ex:Seattle,SanFranciscoandothershavecreatedamandatorycity-widecompostingservicethatispickedupweekly.

Localeffortsdrivingchange

• September16,2015,EPAandUSDAannouncedtheUnitedStates’first-evernationalfoodlossandwastegoal,callingfora50-percentreductionby2030.

• USDAandEPAwillworkinpartnershipwithcharitableorganizations,faithorganizations,theprivatesector,andlocal,stateandtribalgovernmentstoreducefoodlossandwasteinordertoimproveoverallfoodsecurityandconserveournation’snaturalresources.

https://www.usda.gov/oce/foodwaste/faqs.htm

EPA&USDASetGoals

HugethankstotheAcademyofNutritionandDieteticsFoundationformakingthis

possible!

LinkHere

Oryoucanfinditonmywebsitewww.chrisvogliano.com under“My

Projects”

FoodWasteWhitePaper

1. CityofSeattleFoodWasteReport-https://depts.washington.edu/uwcphn/reports/SeattleFoodWasteReport.PDF

2. Bruening M,etal.AcademyofNutritionandDietetics:Standardsofpracticeandstandardsofprofessionalperformanceforregistereddietitiannutritionists(competent,proficient,andexpert)inpublichealthandnutrition.JAcad Nutr Diet,2015;115(10):1699-1709.

3. Cuéllar A,WebberM.Wastedfood,wastedenergy:TheembeddedenergyinfoodwasteintheUnitedStates. EnvironmentalScience&Technology.2010;44(16):6464-6469.

4. HallK,Guo J,Dore,ChowC.TheprogressiveincreaseoffoodwasteinAmericaanditsenvironmentalimpact. PloS ONE,2009;4(11):e7940.

5. ParfittJ,Barthel M,Macnaughton S.Foodwastewithinfoodsupplychains:Quantificationandpotentialforchangeto2050.PhilosophicalTransactionsoftheRoyalSocietyofLondonB,2010;365:3065-3081.

6. Tagtow A,NguyenJ,Johnson-BaileyD,Schap T.FoodwastereductioneffortsattheUSDA.JAcad Nutr Diet,2015;115(12):1914-1918.

Resources

• AcademyFoundation’s- TossedTreasures Toolkit

• HowWeAllCanWasteLessFood.• AvailableinEnglishandSpanishat www.kidseatright.org/volunteer.

• EPA’sFoodRecoveryChallenge

• http://www.epa.gov/sustainable-management-food/food-too-good-waste-implementation-guide-and-toolkit

• FoodWasteReductionAlliance(FWRA).

• BestPracticesandEmergingSolutionsToolkit.

• http://www.foodwastealliance.org/full-width/fwra-publishes-toolkit-reducing-food-waste/

Toolkits

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Checkout“TheStateofAmerica’sWastedFood”–OutNow!

https://chrisvogliano.com/projects/

• Reducingwastedfoodisanopportunitytosavemoney,savetheenvironment,andincreasefoodsecurityforthemillionsofAmericanswhoarestrugglingtoputfoodonthetable.

• DieteticProfessionalsaretheperfectliaisonbetweenscienceandconsumers

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Summary