The Feds Want To Tackle Causes of Food Waste, Except Their Own: New at Reason

Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Food and Drug Administration announced a joint agreement to reduce the amount of food that ends up in landfills, part of the government’s Winning on Reducing Food Waste initiative. The agreement touts the economic advantages to business and consumers of reducing food waste, and pegs consumer education as a key element of the plan.

The new federal initiative announced last week pins much of the blame for food waste on business and individuals. U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, discussing the initiative, says “now is the time for action to educate consumers and businesses alike on the need for food waste reduction.”

Baylen Linnekin has just one question: Who’s going to educate the educators?

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