Consumer-Level Food Loss Estimates and Their Use in the ERS Loss-Adjusted Food Availability Data

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Consumer-Level Food Loss Estimates and Their Use in the ERS Loss-Adjusted Food Availability Data is written by Mary K. Muth and published by DIANE Publishing. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1437944302 (ISBN 10) and 9781437944303 (ISBN 13).

The Food Availability (FA) Data System tracks annual food and nutrient availability for many commodities. The FA data series overstates actual consumption, so the Loss-Adjusted FA data adjusts the FA data for non-edible food parts and food losses, incl., losses from farm to retail, at retail, and at the consumer level. This report proposes new consumer-level loss estimates for "cooking loss and uneaten food" of the edible share to replace those currently used in the Loss-Adjusted FA data and proposes their adoption. Overall, if the proposed loss estimates are used in the loss-adjusted series, the average Amer. would consume 17.3 pds. less each year, or 42 fewer calories per day, than suggested by the currently used loss estimates. A print on demand report.