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Japan to Aim for 60 Pct Food Loss Cut for Businesses by 2030

Japan to Aim for 60 Pct Food Loss Cut for Businesses by 2030

   Tokyo, Dec. 16 (Jiji Press)--The agriculture and environment ministries Monday released a draft target of reducing Japan's annual food loss at food-related businesses by 60 pct from the fiscal 2000 level by fiscal 2030.
   To help meet the target, the government hopes to make it mandatory for food businesses to make efforts to change the widespread practice of rejecting foods and beverages unless there is a certain period remaining before the best-before date and to place orders for such products earlier.
   Food loss happens at food-related businesses including food makers, retailers and restaurants, as well as at households.
   The current target calls for halving annual food loss from the fiscal 2000 level to 2.73 million tons at businesses and to 2.16 million tons at households by fiscal 2030.
   Since food loss at businesses outpaced the target and dropped to 2.36 million tons in fiscal 2022, the government hopes to set a new target of 2.19 million tons by fiscal 2030.

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