AVALIAÇÃO DE DESPERDÍCIO (SOBRAS E RESTOS) DE ALIMENTOS EM UAN MILITAR

Abstract

Food waste directly affects food security and is a global problem. About 1.3 billion tons of food are wasted each year worldwide. Although Brazil is one of the largest food producers, the country is also one of the main in terms of food waste. In this scenario, the FNU- Food and Nutrition Units are one of the sectors of great contribution to the increase in waste. Several factors can contribute to high waste, such as the lack of: planning, standardization of quantities, among others. Thus, the objective of the work was to carry out, first, a survey of the profile of the waste (clean leftovers and rest-ingestion) occurred in FNU in different regions of Brazil, in addition to analyzing the main related causes and the main actions taken to minimize this problem. . In addition, the objective was to evaluate food waste in a medium-sized military FNU between halls A, B and C, where soldiers eat according to their rank. During the survey of the waste profile, it was evident that in the different regions, the waste rates were high, showing that this is a national problem. Actions aimed at raising the awareness of diners resulted in the reduction of this problem in most FNUs in different regions. For the evaluation of the military UAN, it was observed a high percentage of waste (10%) related to dirty leftovers, a value above the recommended (3%) and acceptable for a UAN. This research identified a chronic problem in Brazil, which is the large amount of wasted food, both in the form of leftovers and clean leftovers in FNUs of different states, different types and sizes. Therefore, a national awareness campaign against food waste is necessary, aiming to highlight the importance of reducing wasted food and reducing the costs of FNUs.