Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment

In this report, it was stated that "The retailers have agreed to collect data according to the international FLW Standard (Food Loss and Waste Accounting and Reporting) which is in line with emerging best practice at EU and international level." Has this been happening? What measures are in place to ensure that retailers are actually doing this? In other words, who are they being held accountable to? It also states that while the 'Retail Action Group' is no longer in operation, "a wider food waste advisory group which will be established as part of the Food Waste Charter". Has this taken place? Could I have details of this? Basically I am wondering if I could get information on how retailers are being held accountable to what they are doing with their food waste in Ireland. I know that there are a few larger retailers e.g. Tesco Ireland, Lidl, Aldi and the Musgrave Group, that are working in conjunction with 'Food Cloud' Ireland but I would like to know what is being done to regulate other retailers.