The indicator has an indirect relevance to food waste prevention since the more food waste that is avoided the lower should be the amount of food that is purchased for consumption to provide for the same intake of nutrients. It should be noted that the indicator is only relevant to reducing food waste at the end point of consum p-tion i.e. in households, restaurants canteens etc. However, the indicator can be affected by factors which are unrelated to waste prevention. These can include changes in food consumption behaviour-i.e. However, the indicator has been criticised in the past due to assumptions made in the calculations. Its acceptability as a food waste indicator might also be reduced as it has not been used in this context before.