Every third Pole wastes food – report

According to a report compiled by the Federation of Polish Food Banks revealed that nearly every third Pole throws away food. The foods that end up in a waste basked the most include – cold cuts (43 percent), bread (36 percent), vegetables (32 percent) and fruit (27 percent). The most popular reasons to throw out food include: expired date (38 percent), over purchasing (15 percent), over large portions (13 percent). According to a similar report conducted by CBOS, the more wealthy the consumer is the higher the chance that he will throw out food. On the other hand the number of people who waste food is the lowest since 2005.