USDA, EPA, FDA announce partnership with Food Waste Reduction Alliance to formalize industry education, outreach efforts
The FWRA represents three major sectors of the supply chain—food manufacturing, retail and restaurant and foodservice.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Washington, D.C., announced a new partnership with the Food Waste Reduction Alliance (FWRA), Arlington, Va., to formalize industry education and outreach efforts with the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), Arlington, Va.; the Food Marketing Institute (FMI), Arlington, Va.; and the National Restaurant Association (NRA), Washington, D.C., the founding partners of FWRA.
The FWRA represents three major sectors of the supply chain—food manufacturing, retail and restaurant and foodservice. The alliance aims to reduce the amount of food waste generated; increase the amount of safe, nutritious food donated to those in need and divert food waste from landfills.