Federal government puts "Food Waste" campaign on hold
In order to raise awareness among the Swiss public about the problem of food waste, the federal government planned to launch a campaign to combat «food waste» in 2016. However, due to budget constraints, the project must be put on hold until further notice.
A spokeswoman for the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) confirmed a corresponding article in the Tages-Anzeiger and Der Bund newspapers on Wednesday. In Switzerland, around a third of food ends up as waste. Around half of this waste is generated by the end consumer, as a FOEN survey published in 2014 showed. In order to encourage the population to handle food with care, the FOEN set about developing an awareness-raising campaign. This is to last three years and be carried out in collaboration with market partners and civil society. The planned costs amount to six million Swiss francs.
Because the federal government is making savings, the campaign to prevent unnecessary food waste has had to be suspended for the time being. This is despite the fact that consumers are very interested in the issue. A survey of the public conducted by the research institute gfs.bern had
This is because the study showed that the population is aware of the problem of food waste. The study carried out on behalf of the FOEN found that the population is aware of and recognizes the problem. At the same time, consumers do not see themselves as taking relevant action to counteract the problem. The final report of the study was accordingly entitled "Problem recognized, but not anchored". (SDA)




















