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<p>Food loss and waste are one of the main problems of global civilization that stir great emotions, especially among the inhabitants of affluent countries of the northern-hemisphere. All actors at the various stages of the food chain, from producers and processors to retailers and final consumers, influence this phenomenon. To combat this problem, many hours and energies are spent both by those involved in grassroots social initiatives and by national and international institutions. Any entity aware of the magnitude of the food waste problem (entrepreneur, citizen, NGO, etc.) entitled to take advantage of concessions, incentives and exemptions from public tributes is a more effective ally in the fight against this scourge of the 21st century than an economic participant constantly punished and sanctioned, and consequently expending most of its energy on tax optimization.</p>
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Food loss and waste are one of the main problems of global civilization that stir great emotions, especially among the inhabitants of affluent countries of the northern-hemisphere. All actors at the various stages of the food chain, from producers and processors to retailers and final consumers, influence this phenomenon. To combat this problem, many hours and energies are spent both by those involved in grassroots social initiatives and by national and international institutions. Any entity aware of the magnitude of the food waste problem (entrepreneur, citizen, NGO, etc.) entitled to take advantage of concessions, incentives and exemptions from public tributes is a more effective ally in the fight against this scourge of the 21st century than an economic participant constantly punished and sanctioned, and consequently expending most of its energy on tax optimization.

Preventing Food Waste in the Food Retail Sector in the Light of the Current Legislation in Poland

Department of Power Engineering and Transportation, Faculty of Production Engineering

Agricultural Engineering

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Food loss and waste are one of the main problems of global civilization that stir great emotions, especially among the inhabitants of affluent countries of the...

Preventing Food Waste in the Food Retail Sector in the Light of the Current Legislation in Poland

Online veröffentlicht: 17. Okt. 2022

Seitenbereich: 187 - 199

Eingereicht: 01. Apr. 2022

Akzeptiert: 01. Juli 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/agriceng-2022-0015

Schlüsselwörter
food loss and waste, law, retail chains, NGOs

© 2022 Konrad Żukiewicz et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Preventing Food Waste in the Food Retail Sector in the Light of the Current Legislation in Poland

Online veröffentlicht: 17. Okt. 2022

Seitenbereich: 187 - 199

Eingereicht: 01. Apr. 2022

Akzeptiert: 01. Juli 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/agriceng-2022-0015

Schlüsselwörterfood loss and waste, law, retail chains, NGOs

© 2022 Konrad Żukiewicz et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Schlüsselwörter
food loss and waste, law, retail chains, NGOs