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"I voted in favour of this report. Every year in Europe, an increasing amount of healthy, edible food (some estimates say up to 50%) is lost along the entire food supply chain. A study published by the Commission estimates annual food waste generation in the 27 Member States at approximately 89 million tonnes, or 179 kg per capita. In the European Union, 79 million people are still living below the poverty line. I agree that we need to invest more heavily in means of reducing food waste which would lead to a reduction in the losses incurred by agri-food businesses and a lowering of food prices, thus potentially also improving access to food for poorer sections of the population. Initiatives have already been launched in various Member States aimed at collecting unsold and discarded products locally throughout the food supply chain in order to redistribute them to citizens below the minimum income threshold, and Member States should exchange best practices in this area. The Commission should also determine ways and means to improve the involvement of agri-food businesses, wholesale markets, shops, distribution chains, public and private caterers, restaurants, public administrations and NGOs in anti-waste practices."@en1
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