Half of all US food produce is thrown away, new research suggests (The Guardian)

The Guardian featured an article quoting Director General Shenggen Fan on food waste in the United States. He told reporter Suzanne Goldenberg there “are a lot of people who are hungry and malnourished, including in the US. My guess is probably 5-10% of the population are still hungry – they still do not have enough to eat…[t]hat is why food waste, food loss matters a great deal. People are still hungry.”