A Comprehensive Review of Safety, Security, and Food Waste in the Food Supply Chain Logistics
Keywords:
Food Supply Chain Logistics, Food Safety, Food Security, Food Waste, Supply Chain Management, Traceability, Food Loss, Sustainable Practices, Logistics Infrastructure, Consumer EducationAbstract
The food supply chain logistics (FSCL) plays a vital role in ensuring food reaches consumers safely and efficiently. As the global food system becomes more complex, ensuring the safety, security, and minimizing food waste throughout the supply chain has become increasingly important. This review examines the key challenges and solutions associated with food safety, food security, and food waste in the FSCL, highlighting their interdependence and the need for integrated solutions. Food safety encompasses measures to prevent contamination, spoilage, and health hazards from farm to fork, utilizing technologies such as traceability systems. Food waste, which accounts for approximately one-third of global food production, results from inefficiencies and improper handling throughout the supply chain, with significant losses occurring in production, distribution, and consumption stages. Strategies to combat food waste include improving logistics infrastructure, better inventory management, and consumer education. This review advocates for a holistic approach to improving safety, security, and waste reduction in the FSCL, emphasizing the adoption of advanced technologies, policy interventions, and sustainable practices to create a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable food system
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