Half of all food 'thrown away'

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Food waste
Food waste

As much as half of all the food produced in the world - two billion tonnes worth - ends up being thrown away, a new report has claimed.


The waste is caused by poor infrastructure and storage facilities, over-strict sell-by dates, "get-one-free" offers, and consumer fussiness, according to the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
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