Avoidable food losses and associated production-phase greenhouse gas emissions arising from application of cosmetic standards to fresh fruit and vegetables in Europe and the UK
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It is estimated that more than a third of total farm production is lost due to aesthetic standards in Europe and the UK, corresponding to approximately 1.3 billion tonnes per year.
“It is estimated that more than a third of total farm production is lost due to aesthetic standards in Europe and the UK, which corresponds to approximately 1.3 billion tonnes per year [52,53,63].”
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- Authors
- Porter, S. D., Reay, D. S., Bomberg, E., & Higgins, P.
- Affiliations
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Porter, Stephen D.
- Venue
- Journal of Cleaner Production
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2018-11
- Volume
- 201
- Pages
- 869-878
- ISSN
- 0959-6526 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2886598083
- Cited by
- 136
- References
- 58
- Citations by year
- 2026: 17 · 2025: 18 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 24 · 2022: 18 · 2021: 22 · 2020: 16 · 2019: 4
- FWCI
- 9.86
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- hdl.handle.net
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Cleaner Production (publishedVersion)
- Edinburgh Research Explorer (University of Edinburgh) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management
- Keywords
- food waste, food loss, fresh produce, greenhouse gas emissions, food quality standards, food distribution, food supply chain, EU food law
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