Food Waste Prevention and Management Guideline Workshop

FOOD WASTE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT GUIDELINE WORKSHOP

07 JANUARY 2019

 

The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) in collaboration with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) plan to co-develop a Food Waste Prevention and Management Guideline for food waste minimisation at the consumer level, including households and restaurants.

Given your respective roles and responsibilities, you have been identified as one of the critical stakeholders to assist DEA and the CSIR in the development of the guideline.

You are hereby invited to a workshop which will entail presentations (invites to selected presenters will be sent out) and discussions surrounding research findings pertaining to household and food services food wastage, the role of retailers in the prevention and management of food waste, barriers and opportunities for food waste reduction/prevention in households and commercial kitchens, etc.

The workshop will be held on 08 February 2019 in Pretoria at the DEA Conference Venue.

Please RSVP to the workshop by no later than 16 January 2019. Your presence and participation will be highly appreciated.

Please find attached an invite to the workshop.  A draft agenda to the workshop will be shared closer to the date of the workshop.

Should you have any queries or concerns, please feel free to contact Mr Tsebo Mohapi at email: TMohapi@environment.gov.za, Tel: 012 399 9820; or myself, Mr Rishal Ramdaw Sooklal at email: RSooklal@environment.gov.za, Tel: 012 399 9821, or Mr Katlego Mabatle at email: KMabatle@environment.gov.za, Tel: 012 399 9835.

Kind regards,
Rishal Ramdaw Sooklal
Control Environmental Officer: Grade A
General Waste: Minimization
Chemicals & Waste Management
Department of Environmental Affairs

Address:
P/Bag X447, Pretoria, 0001
473 Steve Biko Road, Arcadia, Pretoria, 0083

Tel: 012 399 9821

Fax: 012 320 0981

Email: RSooklal@environment.gov.za