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* It's common for restaurants & stores to throw away unsold food at the end of the day - even though most of it is [[Is this still ok to eat?|still safe to eat]]. {{talk|TODO: explain their motivations (bakery example) - unpredictability of demand - high markup (so would rather risk wasting ingredients than risk selling out early) - not enough people willing to buy dayolds (and the "dont compete w yourself" mindset discourages selling dayolds) - the end result is that half of stuff goes to waste}} | * It's common for restaurants & stores to throw away unsold food at the end of the day - even though most of it is [[Is this still ok to eat?|still safe to eat]]. {{talk|TODO: explain their motivations (bakery example) - unpredictability of demand - high markup (so would rather risk wasting ingredients than risk selling out early) - not enough people willing to buy dayolds (and the "dont compete w yourself" mindset discourages selling dayolds) - the end result is that half of stuff goes to waste}} | ||
* Grocery stores tend to set the bar high for what's fresh enough to sell. | * Grocery stores tend to set the bar high for what's fresh enough to sell. | ||
** Fruits & vegetables, for example, often get thrown out when they're [[dumpster diving# | ** Fruits & vegetables, for example, often get thrown out when they're [[dumpster diving#Food|a bit old but still good]]. | ||
*** <small>Less commonly, even fresh fruits & vegetables are sometimes thrown away [[ugly fruits and vegetables|due to looking "ugly"]] (i.e. oddly shaped). But wastage of these is less common, because suppliers typically sell them to factories that turn them into frozen fruit, canned fruit, jams, etc.</small> | *** <small>Less commonly, even fresh fruits & vegetables are sometimes thrown away [[ugly fruits and vegetables|due to looking "ugly"]] (i.e. oddly shaped). But wastage of these is less common, because suppliers typically sell them to factories that turn them into frozen fruit, canned fruit, jams, etc.</small> | ||
** Overly conservative "expiry" dates - or in some cases "best before" dates which can be weeks earlier than an actual expiry date. {{talk|TODO: take it further, talk about safety tradeoffs - even past a true expiry, it's unsafe for ''some'' people but still safe for others with strong immune systems - the current regulations don't account for that (probably because it's an awkward discussion to bring up, prone to strawman arguments)}} | ** Overly conservative "expiry" dates - or in some cases "best before" dates which can be weeks earlier than an actual expiry date. {{talk|TODO: take it further, talk about safety tradeoffs - even past a true expiry, it's unsafe for ''some'' people but still safe for others with strong immune systems - the current regulations don't account for that (probably because it's an awkward discussion to bring up, prone to strawman arguments)}} | ||
* Damaged packages - for example if a dozen eggs has 1 broken, they often throw out the other 11 because the store isn't set up to sell individual eggs. Or if a 24-pack of soda has one damaged can, they have to throw out the other 23 cans. | * Damaged packages - for example if a dozen eggs has 1 broken, they often throw out the other 11 because the store isn't set up to sell individual eggs. Or if a 24-pack of soda has one damaged can, they have to throw out the other 23 cans. | ||
* Short lunch breaks (workplaces) - people don't finish everything in time | * Short lunch breaks (workplaces) - people don't finish everything in time | ||
===Cultural norms=== | ===Cultural norms=== | ||
* Expecting food to be "always fresh". | * Expecting food to be "always fresh". | ||