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How big is Britain's food waste mountain? PDF Print E-mail
Monday, 18 April 2011 17:23
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According to the reports yesterday, the Government is considering changes to food labelling to cut down on the amount needlessly thrown out.

The plans would see 'best before' dates replaced, on account that food passing this deadline can in some cases still be perfectly safe to eat.

This much the papers' coverage agrees on. But on the cost of the waste thrown out due to this labelling, there are a variety of claims.

The Mail on Sunday: "Best before' dates on food could be scrapped in a move to reduce Britain's £6bn waste mountain.”

The Daily Express: "More than £13.7billion worth of food and drink is thrown away each year, according to research, with each household paying an average of £680 for uneaten items over the past year."

In the space of a day the 'waste mountain' has more than doubled in height?

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