Specifically in the US, dairy products have been estimated in the past to be among the top 3 food groups representing the largest share of the total volume of food waste, with fluid milk estimated to be responsible for approximately 65% of dairy food waste by weight, while the value of fluid milk waste in the US was estimated to be US$6.4 billion per year. Photo: Canva
Looking at research work, most interventions that target food waste usually revolve around logistics and operations management, but in this report, researchers highlight a unique solution to address this issue, specifically for fluid milk – they target the intrinsic quality of fluid milk by evaluating interventions that will extend the product’s shelf-life. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), a third of the food produced is wasted globally. In t
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