Food Waste & Loss Management Assessment

Service summary

An evaluation of existing arrangements for identifying, recording and controlling food loss and waste. The assessment examines where losses arise and how operating practices influence the reliability of reported information.

Findings help management understand measurement weaknesses and the implementation of existing reduction measures. The service does not promise a reduction target or permit redistribution or reuse that conflicts with food safety requirements.

Key objectives

• Assess food loss measurement reliability
• Examine avoidable loss control practices
• Evaluate disposition and accountability
• Identify evidence gaps in reported improvement

Methodology

Selected loss points are examined through operational records, physical practices and reconciliation of quantities within defined measurement boundaries.

• Agree food categories, measurement boundaries and assessment criteria.
• Review loss definitions, records and existing reduction initiatives.
• Select significant loss points, products and reporting periods.
• Observe handling, stock rotation and disposition practices.
• Reconcile recorded losses with relevant production or stock information.
• Assess reported improvements and food safety controls on disposition.
• Report data limitations and implementation findings for management review.

Key outcomes

References: [G04]

• Food loss management assessment
• Measurement reliability findings
• Operational loss-point evidence
• Qualified review of reported progress