The new program of Nébih would reduce the waste of food

The National Food Chain Safety Office’s (Nébih), program, the Without a Residue – implemented with EU support draws attention to avoid food waste.

Within the program, the government will also assess how much food waste the Hungarian households produce – the Ministry of Agriculture (FM) told MTI on Tuesday.

According to Nébih’s first detailed food waste survey, the food waste is much higher than the EU’s estimated 39 kilograms of food waste about 68 kilograms per capita in Hungary, almost half of which is actually wasted (unnecessarily purchased or lost product due to a defective storage). (MTI)