Accord­ing to an estima­te, around 36 millio­n tons of food goes to waste in Pakist­an every yearLAHORE: The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) has finalised draft regulation to curtail wastage of leftover food of hotels, restaurants, and banquets. In the light of Lahore High Court (LHC) direction, the authority held a meeting on PFA Disposal of Excess Food Regulation 2019 on Saturday. A spokesperson of the authority told The Express Tribune that though the provincial food watchdog had prepared regulation draft a round of final deliberation would be held at provincial food secretary’s office on Monday. Some estimates indicate that around 36 million tons of food go to waste in Pakistan every year, while 43% of the country’s population is food insecure. In recent year, some students and social entrepreneurs have tried to bridge the gap between food waste and hunger by developing food collection, handling and distribution networks in different cities of the country.

Source: The Express Tribune February 24, 2019 03:22 UTC