The Serbian government has taken several measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. These measures may have led to a disruption of daily life and affected food-related behaviors. This paper investigates the state of food waste management in Serbia and COVID-19’s direct effect on consumer awareness, food consumption, and food waste behaviors. The study is based on an online survey using a structured questionnaire administered in Serbian from May 13 until June 13, 2020, through the Google forms platform. A total of 1212 valid answers were collected, mainly from female, young, and high-educated people. The survey results suggested that (i) household food waste in Serbia is low and there is a positive attitude toward food waste prevention; (ii) food waste increased during the COVID-19 pandemic; (iii) consumers reduced the number of shopping trips and shopped more than usual during the pandemic. This study contributes to a better understanding of consumers’ consumption habits and attitudes toward food waste to prevent and reduce it.

塞尔维亚政府已采取多项措施来防止 COVID-19 的传播。这些措施可能导致日常生活中断并影响与食物相关的行为。本文调查了塞尔维亚的食物垃圾管理状况以及 COVID-19 对消费者意识、食物消费和食物浪费行为的直接影响。该研究基于一项在线调查，使用结构化问卷在 2020 年 5 月 13 日至 6 月 13 日期间通过 Google 表单平台以塞尔维亚语进行管理。共收集到 1212 份有效答案，主要来自女性、年轻人和高学历人群。调查结果表明：（i）塞尔维亚的家庭食物浪费很低，人们对防止食物浪费持积极态度；(ii) 在 COVID-19 大流行期间食物浪费增加；(iii) 消费者在大流行期间减少了购物次数并比平时购物更多。这项研究有助于更好地了解消费者的消费习惯和对食物浪费的态度，以防止和减少食物浪费。