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food waste

 Subject
Subject Source: Nalt
Scope Note: Food waste is a component of food loss and occurs when an edible item goes unconsumed, as in food discarded by retailers due to color or appearance and plate waste by consumers. Use for edible but unconsumed food found anywhere along the food chain; for food wastes from home or food service kitchens USE kitchen waste; for food wastes from food processing plants USE food processing wastes.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Citizens Food Committee Program Posters and Publicity Materials

 Collection
Identifier: MS0225
Content Description

he Citizens Food Committee Program Posters and Publicity Materials contain posters, drafts, and mock-ups of advertising materials related to conserving food supplies after World War II. These materials illustrate the efforts of the Citizens Food Committee to encourage Americans to save food so that supplies could be shared with Europeans.

Dates: 1947
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections