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ArticleFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Household Food Waste Quantification and Cross-Examining the Official Figures: A Study on Household Wheat Bread Waste in Shiraz, Iran.

Shahin Ghaziani, Delaram Ghodsi, Karsten Schweikert, Gholamreza Dehbozorgi, Shiva Faghih, Shabnam Mohabati, Reiner Doluschitz

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Shahin GhazianiComputer Applications and Business Management in Agriculture, University of Hohenheim (410C), 70593 Stuttgart, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5029-368X
Delaram GhodsiNational Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Tehran 19816-19573, Iran.
Karsten SchweikertCore Facility Hohenheim (CFH), University of Hohenheim (640), 70593 Stuttgart, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1430-3593
Gholamreza DehbozorgiHorizon Smart SAT (Surveillance and Analysis Technology), Fars Science and Technology Park, Shiraz 71976-87811, Iran.ORCID 0000-0001-5287-0786
Shiva FaghihDepartment of Community Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz 71348-14336, Iran.
Shabnam MohabatiDepartment of Community Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz 71348-14336, Iran.ORCID 0000-0001-8213-9986
Reiner DoluschitzComputer Applications and Business Management in Agriculture, University of Hohenheim (410C), 70593 Stuttgart, Germany.

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fiat panis foundation N.A.The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) through the Food Security Center, University of Hohenheim DAAD 57160040
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Abstract

The global consumer food waste (FW) estimates are mainly based on modeling data obtained from governments. However, a major data gap exists in FW at the household level, especially in developing countries. Meanwhile, the reliability of the existing data is questionable. This study aimed to quantify wheat bread waste (HBW) in Shiraz, Iran, and cross-examine the governmental HBW data. Face-to-face waste recall questionnaire interviews were conducted in 419 households from December 2018 to August 2019. A multistage sampling strategy consisting of stratification, clustering, and systematic sampling was employed. Moreover, we carried out a comprehensive document review to extract and analyze the official HBW data. The results revealed that the HBW in Shiraz is 1.80%-the waste amounts for traditional bread and non-traditional bread were 1.70% and 2.50%, respectively. The survey results were compared with the previous official data, revealing a substantial contradiction with the 30% HBW reported between 1991 and 2015. Possible reasons for this disparity are explored in this paper. Although our results cannot be generalized to other food commodities and locations, our findings suggest that considering the substantial likelihood of bias in the official data, policymakers should conduct more FW measurements and re-evaluate the accuracy of the existing data.

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food loss and wastefood waste accounting and datafood waste indexfood waste quantificationglobal datasustainabilitysustainable production and consumption

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