USDA Working to Reduce Food Waste

Its estimated that 30% of the food we produce in this country is wasted in one way, or another.  

"Its an unfortunate circumstance and one we are very serious about reducing," Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently noted. He added his goal is to cut food waste in half by the year 2030.

"We are working with what we refer to as "champions"; an extended group of industry leaders that are working with us to try to identify ways in which food waste can be reduced.  We're working with schools, we're working with universities, we're working with the food industry, we're working with grocery stores, we're working with restaurants, we're working with food processing companies...all designed to find ways, creative ways, to deal with the issue of food waste."

Vilsack also said USDA's planning events and webinars this year to gain more public attention for the issue of food waste.

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