Indians/Chinese cause the food crisis ??

If this comment had been made by some irresponsible guy on the street I would just brush it aside as some creep who is ignorant of what he is speaking. But the President and The Secretary of State saying such unthoughtful comments without any statistical backing - That is sheer arrogance and height of stupidity.

I wish these idiots would see the statistics from their own country regarding wastage. Just like when Hillary made undue comments about Gandhi - she was made to apologize, I guess The Bush guy should also apologize !!

What do you think ? Is there any statistical study been done ? I would like to know your comments about this.

Over 41 billion pounds of food have been wasted this year (http://www.secondharvest.org/).

According to a 2004 study from the University of Arizona (UA) in Tucson (http://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/news/ng.asp?id=56376), on average, American households waste 14 percent of their food purchases.

Fifteen percent of that includes products still within their expiration date but never opened.

- Official surveys indicate that every year more than 350 billion pounds of edible food is available for human consumption in the United States.

Of that total, nearly 100 billion pounds - including fresh vegetables, fruits, milk, and grain products - are lost to waste by retailers, restaurants, and consumers.

-According to a 1997 study by US Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service (ERS) entitled "Estimating and Addressing America's Food Losses", about 96 billion pounds of food, or more than a quarter of the 356 billion pounds of edible food available for human consumption in the United States, was lost to human use by food retailers, consumers, and foodservice establishments in 1995.

Source :http://www.soundvision.com/Info/poor/statistics.asp