The majority of consumers in Japan have thrown away food for various reasons as revealed in a survey conducted in September 2023. The leading reason was that the food went bad when they forgot to preserve it, with 28.5 percent of respondents. The expirations of the use-by date followed closely as the second most named reason.
Leading reasons to throw away food in Japan as of September 2023
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CAA. (October 5, 2023). Leading reasons to throw away food in Japan as of September 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172075/japan-reasons-throw-away-food/
CAA. "Leading reasons to throw away food in Japan as of September 2023." Chart. October 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172075/japan-reasons-throw-away-food/
CAA. (2023). Leading reasons to throw away food in Japan as of September 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172075/japan-reasons-throw-away-food/
CAA. "Leading Reasons to Throw Away Food in Japan as of September 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172075/japan-reasons-throw-away-food/
CAA, Leading reasons to throw away food in Japan as of September 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172075/japan-reasons-throw-away-food/ (last visited June 16, 2024)
Leading reasons to throw away food in Japan as of September 2023 [Graph], CAA, October 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172075/japan-reasons-throw-away-food/