Many fields of daily life have been turned upside down by the health crisis… And the environment is no exception.
41% of French people surveyed by Ifop for Nous anti-gaspi * believe that it has reinforced their convictions in terms of food waste.
9 out of 10 respondents even say they are concerned about this.
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What comes first to the mind of 44% of French people when it comes to food waste is what they throw in their trash, at home or in the restaurant
" notes the editors of the study.
Individually, their leverage is therefore considerable.
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According to 36% of respondents, the biggest source of food waste comes from in-store distribution.
It is at the time of consumption at home or in the restaurant that it occurs for 32% of them, production for
12% and transport and storage according to 7%
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Production, transport and storage are the main culprits: they alone account for 54% of food waste.
33% of global food production discarded
The French also fish when it comes to food thrown in the trash. Only 31% of people correctly estimate that between 25% and 50% of global food production goes straight to the garbage. The exact figure is 33%, or 10 million tonnes.
But all does not seem lost! 8 out of 10 respondents would be ready to consume rice for which the minimum durability date (preceded by the mention "to be consumed preferably before" and not "to be consumed until") is exceeded by one year while 68% could eat plain yogurts that have expired by two weeks and 35% of pasteurized mayonnaise in jars that have expired by one month. “
Is the mentality of consumers more advanced than that of distributors?
Ask the study's editors. Consumers also agree, at 86%, that goods whose minimum durability date has expired should be sold for less than their “still good” counterparts.
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The survey was conducted with a sample of 1000 people, representative of the French population aged 18 and over.