We are writing     1     (call) on everyone to take part in the Clear Your Plate campaign. It urges people to save food by not wasting anything on the dining table. You may not know over 30% of the world’s food     2     (waste) every year, while many people in poor areas do not have enough to eat. Reducing daily food waste by just 5% could save millions of people from starvation. Let’s start doing     3     we can to make the world a better place.

The United Nations believes about 17 percent of the world's food     1     (go) to waste each year. The information comes from the UN Environment Programs Food Waste Index Report 2021. The report says food waste is not only     2     problem in rich countries, it also happens in poor countries     3     food supplies can go bad without cold storage (存 储). Most of the wasted food comes from homes. The rest comes from stores and food service     4     (company).

Sometimes stores offer reduced prices on larger amounts of food. When people buy too much food, they don't always use it before it goes bad. Also, the writing on food containers can be hard     5     (understand). In some cases, the producers put a date that shows when the food will be best to eat. Sometimes the food is still good for several days after the date,     6     people will throw it away. So far, food administrators in the US     7     (ask) producers to label their products in a way that is much     8     (easy) for people to understand.

Researchers say food waste is a     9     (grow) concern because of the large amount of land and energy required to produce food, raise animals and plant crops. If food waste is cut down, it might be possible to reduce the impact of its production     10     the world.