{"title":"What is food loss?","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"7817752314065","title":"1. What is food loss?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFood loss refers to \u003cstrong\u003efood that is discarded even though it is still perfectly edible\u003c\/strong\u003e. This does not include parts that are naturally inedible, such as fish bones or vegetable cores.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIt is not just a matter of the \"mottainai\" (wasteful) mindset. Transporting, incinerating, and landfilling discarded food requires energy and money, and places a significant burden on the environment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn Japan, the \u003cstrong\u003eAct on Promotion of Food Loss and Waste Reduction\u003c\/strong\u003e was enacted in 2019, establishing October as \"Food Loss Reduction Month\" and October 30th as \"Food Loss Reduction Day.\" It is positioned as an issue to be addressed not only by the national and local governments but also by businesses and each one of us working together.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- 画像を入れる場合はここに（Shopifyの画像挿入ボタンで追加してください） --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSource: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.maff.go.jp\/j\/shokusan\/recycle\/syoku_loss\/161227_4.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eMinistry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries \"What is Food Loss?\"\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e　　　\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.no-foodloss.caa.go.jp\/nofoodloss-month.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eConsumer Affairs Agency \"Food Loss Reduction Month\"\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Douceur コミュニティポータル","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67602564841701,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0663\/9835\/5685\/files\/466bcc88acb4624f30591b0d90b3dcf9.png?v=1790926950"},{"product_id":"7817752707281","title":"2 Food Loss by the Numbers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe estimated amount of food loss in Japan in fiscal year 2024 (Reiwa 6) was \u003cstrong\u003e4.61 million tons\u003c\/strong\u003e. This is split almost equally between business-related loss from shops and factories at 2.37 million tons, and household-related loss at 2.24 million tons.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePer capita, this equates to \u003cstrong\u003eapproximately 37 kg per year\u003c\/strong\u003e, or about 100g per day. This means that, on average, every person in Japan is throwing away roughly \u003cstrong\u003eone rice ball’s worth\u003c\/strong\u003e of food every single day. In monetary terms, this represents an annual economic loss of approximately 3.8 trillion yen, or about 31,000 yen per person.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHowever, there is some good news. This is a reduction of about 30% from the 6.46 million tons recorded in fiscal year 2015, reaching the lowest level since fiscal year 2012. Our efforts are definitely having an effect.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- 画像を入れる場合はここに（Shopifyの画像挿入ボタンで追加してください） --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSource: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caa.go.jp\/notice\/entry\/046549\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eConsumer Affairs Agency, \"Publication of Estimated Food Loss Values for FY2024\"\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e　　　\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.env.go.jp\/press\/press_05155.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eMinistry of the Environment, \"Publication of Estimated Food Loss Values in Japan (FY2024)\"\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Douceur コミュニティポータル","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67602564940005,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0663\/9835\/5685\/files\/466bcc88acb4624f30591b0d90b3dcf9_ceaa3ed4-86ef-4dd4-9948-6b3a96f4f7d7.png?v=1790926952"},{"product_id":"7817753690321","title":"3 The reason why it's not just a matter of \"it's a waste\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe impact of food loss goes beyond just wasting food. The greenhouse gases generated in the process of transporting, incinerating, and disposing of the 4.61 million tons of discarded food amount to \u003cstrong\u003eapproximately 9.78 million tons of CO2 per year\u003c\/strong\u003e (about 79 kg of CO2 per person).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMoreover, this figure only accounts for the disposal stage. In reality, all the energy used to grow, process, transport, refrigerate, and stock that food on store shelves is also being wasted.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLooking globally, food loss and waste are estimated to cause \u003cstrong\u003e8–10%\u003c\/strong\u003e of greenhouse gas emissions, which is about five times the emissions from the aviation sector. Furthermore, Japan has a calorie-based food self-sufficiency rate of approximately 38%. We face the reality of throwing away food while relying on imports for over 60% of our supply.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFood loss is an issue directly connected to both climate change and food security.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- 画像を入れる場合はここに（Shopifyの画像挿入ボタンで追加してください） --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSource: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caa.go.jp\/notice\/entry\/046549\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eConsumer Affairs Agency \"Publication of Estimated Food Loss for Fiscal Year 2024\" (Appendix 2)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e　　　\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jircas.go.jp\/ja\/program\/proc\/blog\/20240402\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eJIRCAS \"The Seriousness of the Food Waste Problem\"\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Douceur コミュニティポータル","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67602565038309,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0663\/9835\/5685\/files\/466bcc88acb4624f30591b0d90b3dcf9_69ab0209-c292-4f5d-9573-40dcf8c51a43.png?v=1790926955"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0663\/9835\/5685\/collections\/466bcc88acb4624f30591b0d90b3dcf9.png?v=1790929460","url":"https:\/\/ladouceur.easygo.eco\/en\/collections\/%e3%83%95%e3%83%bc%e3%83%89%e3%83%ad%e3%82%b9%e3%81%a3%e3%81%a6%e3%81%aa%e3%82%93%e3%81%a0%e3%82%8d%e3%81%86.oembed","provider":"La Douceur コミュニティポータル","version":"1.0","type":"link"}