Presentation of a Validated Checklist as a Tool for Assessing, Preventing and Managing Food Waste in Foodservices
| Autor: | Regina Baptista dos Reis, Tania Beninga Morais, Tânia Regina Kinasz |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Process management business.industry Process (engineering) media_common.quotation_subject digestive oral and skin physiology Environmental resource management Distribution (economics) Checklist Presentation Food waste Production (economics) Relevance (information retrieval) Business media_common |
| Zdroj: | Food and Nutrition Sciences. :985-991 |
| ISSN: | 2157-9458 2157-944X |
| Popis: | More researches are needed to identify the relevant factors influencing the generation of food waste and devise preventive strategies. The objective of this study is to develop a checklist to assess the good management practices that have a positive impact on eliminating or minimizing food waste in food service units. A theoretical list of relevant factors impacting the generation of food waste during meal production is developed, taking into account administrative planning, receipt and storage of foods, and the preparation and distribution of meals by food service units. For each factor, several administrative and/or technical actions are identified. To validate the content, this list is submitted to a ten-member expert panel for a final evaluation. The factor (and its respective actions) is considered relevant if 80% of the expert panel members agree on its relevance. All actions employ a dichotomous response of Yes/No. Affirmative responses are expected because these actions are considered to be good management practices that have a positive impact on eliminating or minimizing food waste. Following the panel approval process, a checklist of 12 factors and 102 actions is detailed. The conceptual structure of the checklist for food waste management presented in this study enables a comprehensive understanding of the factors that impact food waste, providing a theoretical basis for future research into the relative importance of the relevant factors and actions identified in this study. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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