Its not clear if US is any worse of that other countries based on this UN study. The data is very noisy and many developing countries don't have high confidence

Its not clear if US is any worse of that other countries based on this UN study. The data is very noisy and many developing countries don't have high confidence estimates of waste. Lack of temperature controlled storage and reliable transportation infrastructure can be a big issue in developing countries for example. https://catalogue.unccd.int/1679_FoodWaste.pdf https://catalogue.unccd.int/1679_FoodWaste.pdf