# How to avoid food wastage: strategies for a more efficient food chain in the EU

European Parliament procedure 2011/2175(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee AGRI / ENVI / IMCO). Stage: Procedure completed. 228 committee amendments tabled by 50 Members between 2011-09-29 and 2011-10-21.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on how to avoid food wastage and strategies for a more efficient food chain in the EU. The amendments quantify food losses across production, processing, retail and consumption, cite avoidable household waste and confusion over product dates, link food production to CO2 emissions and resource use, and call for food-waste reduction targets, waste prevention programmes and redistribution schemes involving the hospitality sector, schools, hospitals and retailers.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT | Sweden | PPE | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96674.md |
| Andreas SCHWAB | Germany | PPE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28223.md |
| Liam AYLWARD | Ireland | ALDE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28114.md |
| Renate SOMMER | Germany | PPE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4282.md |
| Sylvie GOULARD | France | ALDE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97137.md |
| Rolandas PAKSAS | Lithuania | EFDD | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96694.md |
| Kartika Tamara LIOTARD | Netherlands | GUE/NGL | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28182.md |
| Jill EVANS | United Kingdom | Verts/ALE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4550.md |
| Bart STAES | Belgium | Verts/ALE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4751.md |
| Marit PAULSEN | Sweden | ALDE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4270.md |
| Anna HEDH | Sweden | S&D | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28131.md |
| George LYON | United Kingdom | ALDE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96959.md |
| Sandra KALNIETE | Latvia | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96934.md |
| Lara COMI | Italy | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96775.md |
| Anna ROSBACH | Denmark | ECR | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96664.md |

## Official source documents

- PE472.283: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-472.283+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE472.396: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-472.396+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE474.043: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-474.043+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-2175-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2011-2175-INI.json

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