VALORIZATION OF MEAT WASTE FROM RETAIL STORES
Last modified: 2014-09-11
Abstract
The aim of this study was to test if, and how, a retail meat waste prevention
measure could work in reality. A retail store cooperated, by selling meat that
otherwise would be wasted, with a catering company that purchased and
used the meat for cooking. Together they managed to save 35 kg meat
during 8 weeks in May-June 2012. The measure proved to work in reality
and was estimated to have a large potential to save meat, if fully
implemented in the whole retail sector. Freezing of the meat was a key
success factor, for logistic reasons. Not all types of meat can be saved this
way, due to current authority regulations of the food sector.
measure could work in reality. A retail store cooperated, by selling meat that
otherwise would be wasted, with a catering company that purchased and
used the meat for cooking. Together they managed to save 35 kg meat
during 8 weeks in May-June 2012. The measure proved to work in reality
and was estimated to have a large potential to save meat, if fully
implemented in the whole retail sector. Freezing of the meat was a key
success factor, for logistic reasons. Not all types of meat can be saved this
way, due to current authority regulations of the food sector.
Keywords
food wastage; freezing; prevention measure
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