Food Waste Reduction Act: New Office, Grants, and National Education Campaign.
This Act establishes the Office of Food Loss and Waste within the USDA to coordinate efforts aimed at reducing food waste by 50% by 2030. It authorizes grants for local governments and non-profits to build infrastructure for food recovery organizations, such as food banks. Crucially, it mandates a national education campaign to teach consumers how to store food properly and understand the difference between "Best By" and "Use By" dates, helping households save money and reduce waste.
Key points
A new federal office is created to research and coordinate strategies to cut food loss on farms and throughout the supply chain.
A national public awareness campaign will educate consumers on food storage techniques and the meaning of date labels (freshness vs. safety) to minimize household waste.
Grants will fund better infrastructure (storage, refrigerated transport) for food recovery organizations, improving the ability to deliver surplus food to communities in need.
Federal contractors are now required to actively prevent and reduce food waste in their operations and report these efforts to the government.
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