France vote des mesures pour eviter le gaspillage alimentaire. France votes in measures to prevent Food Waste

Last week France’s parliament voted to ban food waste in its larger supermarkets – outlawing the destruction of unsold food.

Under the new law, supermarkets will have to prevent food waste and will be forced to donate unsold but edible food to charity, or for use as animal feed or compost.

Also according to L’Express magazine, children in France will now be given  lessons on avoiding and preventing food waste, as part of their school curriculum.

These initiatives show how simple effective legislation can be used to reduce food waste, not just today, but into the future. Perhaps such an approach would help to reduce the one million tonnes of food that is wasted here in Ireland every year. Vive la France pour son approche!