Preferred term
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food waste
Definition
A complete explanation of the intended meaning of a concept- El desperdicio de alimentos se refiere a la disminución en la cantidad o calidad de los alimentos como resultado de las decisiones y acciones de los minoristas, proveedores de servicios alimentarios y consumidores.
- Food waste refers to the decrease in the quantity or quality of food resulting from decisions and actions by retailers, food service providers and consumers.
- Le gaspillage alimentaire désigne la diminution de la quantité ou de la qualité des aliments résultant des décisions et des mesures prises par les commerçants, les fournisseurs de services de restauration et les consommateurs.
Broader concept
Broader conceptScope note
Notes about the usage and scope of the concept.- Often food waste occurs because food has spoiled but it can be for other reasons such as oversupply due to markets, or individual consumer shopping/eating habits. For the decrease in the quantity or quality of food resulting from decisions and actions by food suppliers in the chain before the retail level, use “food losses” <c_d51558f0>. For waste products of foodstuffs (as a substance), use "food wastes" <c_3031>.
In other languages
Terms for the concept in other languages.French
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gaspillage alimentaire
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Portuguese
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desperdício alimentar
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Portuguese (Brazil)
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desperdício de alimento
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Spanish
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Desperdicio de alimentos
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URI
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_d328aa54