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Food Safety and Waste at Food Recovery Locations

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dc.contributor.authorMartindell, Morganen
dc.contributor.committeechairChase, Melissa W.en
dc.contributor.committeememberEifert, Joseph D.en
dc.contributor.committeememberRateau, Richard J.en
dc.contributor.departmentFood Science and Technologyen
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-02T14:11:30Zen
dc.date.available2019-05-02T14:11:30Zen
dc.date.issued2019-04-24en
dc.description.abstractRecent data estimates 30% or more of the overall food supply is discarded due to food safety-related issues of spoilage, damage, and expiration (USDA, 2015). At the same time, food insecurity poses an equally significant issue within the United States. There are limited research studies involving food safety and food waste at food recovery locations, particularly in Virginia. This project facilitated semi-structured interviews with five food recovery managers in multiple localities in Virginia on how decisions are made regarding food waste and safety within their facilities. The interviews revealed a need for on-going food safety education, as many food recovery locations struggle with the dilemma of short-term and one-time volunteers, and resources on how to combat food waste through additional redistribution and agricultural waste recovery. Future research should focus on the challenges specific to reducing food waste at food recovery locations in order to better meet the needs of this population.en
dc.description.degreeMALSen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/89339en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 United Statesen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/us/en
dc.subject.cabtfood safetyen
dc.subject.cabtfood wasteen
dc.subject.cabtfood recovery locationen
dc.subject.cabtfood insecurityen
dc.titleFood Safety and Waste at Food Recovery Locationsen
dc.typeReporten
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineFood Safety and Biosecurityen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Agricultural and Life Sciencesen

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