Despite the growing awareness of the negative impacts and consequences of food waste, the political commitments made at Union and Member State level, and Union measures implemented following the Commission communication of 2 December 2015 entitled Closing the loop – An EU action plan for the Circular Economy, the generation of food waste is not decreasing to the extent necessary for significant progress to be made towards achieving SDG Target 12.3. In order to ensure significant contribution towards the attainment of SDG Target 12.3, the measures to be taken by Member States should be strengthened so that Member States make progress towards achieving that target when implementing this Directive and other appropriate measures to reduce generation of food waste. This Directive therefore sets out areas of intervention where Member States should adapt or adopt measures, as appropriate, for each stage of the food supply chain.
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