Approximately 5000 Greeks have eaten more than two tonnes of fruit and vegetables rejected by food stores in an event that highlighted the waste of food in advanced societies.
People lined up in the city of Thessaloniki, northern Greece, on Sunday to eat Briam, a medley of vegetables cooked in large casseroles, as well as crepes and fruit salads.
The event was part of a global campaign called Feeding5000.
The organizers said they had received the vegetables from local farmers after they had been rejected by food stores, either because of their shape or because the stores decided to cancel contracts with the farmers.
They said the products were perfectly edible and that about 30% of the annual global foodstuff production gets lost or wasted.
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