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Descriptor English: Food Loss and Waste
Descriptor Spanish: Alimento Perdido y Desperdiciado
Descriptor pérdida y desperdicio de alimentos
Entry term(s) desperdicio de alimentos
desperdicio y pérdida de alimentos
pérdida de alimentos
pérdidas de alimentos
sobras de alimentos
sobras de comida
sobras de las comidas
Scope note: Reducción de los ALIMENTOS comestibles después de la cosecha en cualquier parte de la cadena de suministro de alimentos, por ejemplo, por deterioro, almacenamiento inadecuado o preparación excesiva de los alimentos, que da lugar a la ELIMINACIÓN DE RESIDUOS de masa de alimentos potencialmente útil.
Descriptor Portuguese: Perda e Desperdício de Alimentos
Descriptor French: Without translation
Entry term(s): Food Loss
Food Losses
Food Waste
Food Waste and Loss
Food Wastes
Loss, Food
Waste, Food
Tree number(s): D20.944.190
J01.576.423.350
N06.850.460.710.285
SP6.180.406.765
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000097798
Scope note: Reductions in edible FOOD post-harvesting anywhere along the food supply chain, e.g., due to spoilage, improper storage, excessive food preparation, resulting in REFUSE DISPOSAL of potentially useful food mass.
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
AN analysis
CL classification
EC economics
ST standards
Previous Indexing: Food (1969-2023)
Public MeSH Note: 2024
History Note: 2024
DeCS ID: 60659
Unique ID: D000097798
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Date Established: 2024/01/01
Date of Entry: 2023/07/26
Revision Date: 2023/05/31
Food Loss and Waste - Preferred
Concept UI M000764457
Scope note Reductions in edible FOOD post-harvesting anywhere along the food supply chain, e.g., due to spoilage, improper storage, excessive food preparation, resulting in REFUSE DISPOSAL of potentially useful food mass.
Preferred term Food Loss and Waste
Entry term(s) Food Waste and Loss
Food Waste - Narrower
Concept UI M000764455
Preferred term Food Waste
Entry term(s) Food Wastes
Waste, Food
Food Loss - Narrower
Concept UI M000764456
Preferred term Food Loss
Entry term(s) Food Losses
Loss, Food



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