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A Comprehensive Review of Safety, Security, and Food Waste in the Food Supply Chain Logistics

Kenneth Popik

: kenf2pik@udau.edu.ua

Published 30-09-2024

DOI

https://doi.org/10.22573/spg.ijals.024.s122000122

AUTHOR AFFILIATION

Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Uman National University of Horticulture, Uman Ukraine

ABSTRACT

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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KEYWORDS

Food Supply Chain Logistics, Food Safety, Food Security, Food Waste, Supply Chain Management, Traceability, Food Loss, Sustainable Practices, Logistics Infrastructure, Consumer Education

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ARTICLE HISTORY

Received: 06 June 2024/ Revised: 10 July 2024/ Accepted: 28 Aug 2024/ Published: 30 Sep 2024

COPYRIGHT

© 2024 Kenneth, P.., This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the Original work is properly cited.

COMPETING INTERESTS

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE

Kenneth, P. (2024). A Comprehensive Review of Safety, Security, and Food Waste in the Food Supply Chain Logistics. Int J Agric Life Sci, 10(3), 444-449. doi: 10.22573/spg.ijals. 024.s122000122.

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