"Food loss," which is still edible but thrown away, also occurred at the Tokyo Olympics.
At the opening ceremony on the 23rd of this month, it was found that about 4000 meals such as lunch boxes prepared by the staff could not be eaten, and the Games Organizing Committee is trying to prevent recurrence by ensuring proper ordering. ..
This was revealed by the Games Organizing Committee at a press conference on the 28th.
According to this, at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics held on the 23rd of this month, about 4,000 of the 10,000 meals such as lunch boxes prepared for staff and volunteers could not be eaten.
After that, similar cases occurred one after another at the competition venue, and 20% to 30% of the quantity ordered by last week was left over.
It is believed that the cause was an incorrect order estimate and a series of people who were busy with work and did not eat, and the surplus food was reused for biogas used for power generation and livestock feed. That is.
Masanori Takaya, a spokesperson for the Organizing Committee, said at the press conference, "I apologize for the fact that food loss has occurred. From this week, we are taking measures to optimize orders, and we believe that this situation will improve. ", And expressed his intention to work on preventing recurrence.