Publish at September 15 2025 Updated September 18 2025
Our world is full of paradoxes. Food is one of them. While entire populations struggle to feed themselves, in wealthy countries, too much food and too many dishes end up as waste. Food waste is a major issue, affecting both consumers and all those involved in distribution.
This report focuses on the situation in Switzerland, showing the various problems that lead to waste. First of all, supermarket chains are not very transparent about the real tonnages of unsold products that end up in the garbage. Admittedly, many of them offer unsold produce to the biomass energy industry or to charities. They also try to sell at reduced prices products that are nearing their sell-by date. This too causes problems. Many consumers are fooled by sell-by dates for fear of poisoning themselves. The best-before date is the date on which the product is actually edible. However, the sell-by date often has nothing to do with it. Some foods are still edible almost a year later.
Buyers also need to be less demanding about the appearance of foodstuffs, which do not always correspond to their edibility. What's more, knowing the right recipes is all it takes to make even the most unappetizing-looking products into delicious treats.
Running time: 27min18
Image: Pete Linforth from Pixabay
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