# How is the EU dealing with Food Waste? With Zoe Caramitsou-Tzira

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Published: 2026-05-01T04:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

How is the issue of food waste seen from an EU perspective? How does the legislative work impact member states and consumers? What are tricks on how to reduce food waste at home? Today we talk about food waste reduction. In fact last weekend Slow Food Youth Network celebrated the 10th anniversary of World Disco Soup Day, our biggest campaign to raise awareness on the importance of food waste reduction. You can see more details on the campaign on the Slow Food Youth Network social media. Thousands of activists from restaurants to communities have joined World Disco Soup Day, But policy makers also have a key role in food waste reduction. This is why we had a conversation with Zoe Caramitsou-Tzira, with a focus on how this issue is tackled by the European Union. Zoe is policy officer at DG Health and Food Safety, and her role in particular is to look at Food Waste, and Food Information to Consumers from the European Commission. Host and production: Valentina GrittiGuest: Zoe Caramitsou-Tzira (policy officer at DG Health and Food Safety) Useful links: EU platform on Food Losses and Waste: https://food.ec.europa.eu/food-safety/food-waste/eu-actions-against-food-waste/eu-platform-food-losses-and-food-waste_en EU Hub: https://ec.europa.eu/food/safety/food_waste/eu-food-loss-waste-prevention-hub/about Toolkit to reduce consumer food waste: https://knowledge4policy.ec.europa.eu/bioeconomy/reduce-food-waste_en Activities around the international day: https://food.ec.europa.eu/food-safety/food-waste/international-day-awareness-food-loss-and-waste_en A project by Slow Food Youth Network (SFYN)

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