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food waste [2 records]

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Record 1 2023-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
CONT

Harvested bananas that fall off a truck, for instance, are considered food loss. Food that is fit for human consumption, but is not consumed because it is or left to spoil or discarded by retailers or consumers is called food waste. This may be because of rigid or misunderstood date marking rules, improper storage, buying or cooking practices.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
CONT

Lorsque des bananes récoltées tombent d'un camion, il s'agit par exemple de pertes alimentaires. En revanche, lorsque des denrées propres à la consommation humaine ne sont pas utilisées parce que les détaillants ou les consommateurs les laissent pourrir ou les jettent, on parle de gaspillages alimentaires. Ces gaspillages peuvent être dus à des règles de marquage des dates de péremption trop rigides ou mal comprises, à de mauvaises conditions d'entreposage, à des achats mal gérés ou à des modes de cuisson inappropriés.

Spanish

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Record 2 2018-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
DEF

Discarded animal and vegetable matter from food and food preparation ...

OBS

... sources include residences and commercial establishments, such as grocery stores, restaurants, produce stands, institutional cafeterias and kitchens, and industrial sources, like employee lunchrooms.

OBS

Waste is considered to be an uncountable noun. However, it is often found in the plural form (wastes), particularly when speaking of different types of waste.

Key term(s)
  • food wastes
  • kitchen wastes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
DEF

Matières végétales et animales jetées provenant des aliments et la préparation des aliments [...]

OBS

[...] les sources comprennent les résidences et les établissements commerciaux, comme les épiceries, les restaurants, les kiosques de fruits et légumes, les cafétérias et les cuisines institutionnelles, et les sources industrielles, comme les salles à manger des employés.

Key term(s)
  • déchet de cuisine
  • déchet alimentaire
  • résidu de cuisine
  • résidu alimentaire
  • ordure de cuisine

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión de los desechos
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