COMCEC
Reducing Food Waste
In the OIC Member Countries
Table 63: Frequency of checking the expiration dates when going to purchase a product
Frequency Afghanistan Benin Cameroon
Saudi
Arabia
Senegal Turkey Uzbekistan
Always 20% 40% 65% 23% 40% 75% 65%
Often 25% 20% 13% 17% 10% 19% 15%
Sometimes 20% 10% 16% 42% 25% 5% 5%
Rarely 25% 5% 4% 16% 15% 1% 10%
Never 10% 25% 1% 3% 10% 0% 5%
A fghanistan participants were quite divided as for checking the expiration date of the products
tha t they purchase and no m ajority emerges. 20% reported to always check the expiration date,
25% to often do it, 20% sometimes, 25% rarely and 10% reported to never check.
The m ajority (60% ) o f the Beninese participants stated tha t they check the expiration date of
the products tha t they purchase at least often. 25% never pay attention to the expiration date of
the food items they purchase.
In Cameroon, the clear majority (79% ) of the survey participants stated th a t they check the
expiration date of the products tha t they purchase at least often. A lmost none of them stated tha t
they rarely (4% ) or never (1% ) check the expiration date of the products tha t they purchase.
The clear m ajority (82% ) of the survey participants from Saudi Arabia stated th a t they check
the expiration date of the products tha t they purchase sometimes or more frequently. Few of
them rarely (16% ) or never (3% ) check it.
In Senegal, ha lf of the participants stated th a t they check the expiration date of the products tha t
they purchase at least often. 75% pay attention to the expiration date of the food items they
purchase at least sometimes.
Clear m ajority of the Turkish participants stated tha t the check the expiration date o f the
products w hen they purchase them. There is no responden t who said tha t s/he never checks the
expiration dates.
In Uzbekistan, a clear majority of the participants stated tha t they check the expiration date of
the products tha t they purchase at least often.
Table 64. Frequency of increasing food purchases in cases of promotion
Frequency Afghanistan Benin Cameroon
Saudi
Arabia
Senegal Turkey Uzbekistan
Always 30% 0% 20% 17% 0% 11% 30%
Often 35% 10% 24% 23% 30% 25% 20%
Sometimes 35% 10% 36% 25% 15% 36% 15%
Rarely 0% 35% 12% 34% 15% 24% 20%
Never 0% 45% 8% 2% 40% 4% 15%
In Afghanistan, 65% o f respondents tha t reported tha t they often (20% ) or always (30% )
increase their food purchases in case of p rom o tion and all of them so it at least sometimes.
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