The government also supports “Food Bank” The idea of reducing food loss is 25 November 19:33
A national conference aimed at reducing “food loss” that can still be eaten but was thrown away, including the support of the “food bank” that provides food to people who have difficulty living The outline of the basic policy was shown.
The “Food Loss Reduction Promotion Law” was enacted last month for “Food Loss”, and the government is to formulate a basic policy during the current fiscal year.
The first meeting of the “Food Loss Reduction Promotion Conference” to discuss this was held in Tokyo on the 25th, and 18 people attended, including ministers and experts from related ministries such as the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Ministry of the Environment.
At the beginning, Mr. Eto, the consumer minister who served as the chairman of the meeting, greeted and said, “Efforts at each stage from production to consumption are necessary. I want to create a solid basic policy”.
In addition, the Koizumi Minister of the Environment said, “In the US, the custom of taking away surplus dishes has been established. The outline of the basic policy was presented at the meeting, which included encouraging local governments to make food loss reduction plans and supporting the efforts of the “food bank” as a nation.
Participants expressed their opinion that support measures for local governments should be shown concretely, and safety rules needed to be taken out of “leftover food”.
The basic plan of the country is that it will be announced during the current fiscal year after public comment that collects opinions from the general public after gathering at the meeting.