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How much do you know about the food that we lose and toss? Learn about this serious environmental issue with 5 quick facts. First, it's important to know the difference between food loss and waste 
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Fact 1: Food LOSS is a decrease in quantity or quality of food because of actions or decisions from food producers.
Fact 2: Food WASTE is a decrease in quantity or quality of food because of actions or decisions from retailers, consumers and restaurants. 2/
Fact 2: Food WASTE is a decrease in quantity or quality of food because of actions or decisions from retailers, consumers and restaurants. 2/
Fact 3: Food loss and waste is responsible for 8% of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.
Fact 4: In the U.S., landfills are the third largest source of human-related methane emissions, accounting for about 14% of these emissions. 3/
Fact 4: In the U.S., landfills are the third largest source of human-related methane emissions, accounting for about 14% of these emissions. 3/
Fact 5 (pop quiz!): "Best if Used By/Before", "Sell-By", “Use-By" labels are all expiration dates and food needs to be tossed after the date. 4/
Answer: FALSE. Food product labeling is widely misunderstood & results in tons (literally) of perfectly edible food being tossed. Learn how to read ‘sell-by’ / ‘best-by’ / ‘use-by’ dates. LINK ---> http://bit.ly/3pr8yAX 5/
Here are more tips from the @US_FDA on reducing food waste: https://www.fda.gov/food/consumers/tips-reduce-food-waste 6/
Want to know more? Read @GHGGuru's blog on this topic. https://clear.ucdavis.edu/blog/carbon-impact-food-waste-problem-what-were-not-eating 7/7
