Understanding food date labels could prevent excess waste

CONFUSION between ‘best before’ and ‘use by’ dates is causing UK shoppers to throw away hundreds of pounds’ worth of perfectly good food each year, according to a supermarket products expert.

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Richard Price, from Britsuperstore said having a better understanding could prevent Brits from throwing away hundreds of pounds’ worth of food a year.

The UK wastes approximately 9.52 million tonnes of food every year. This total is enough to feed upwards of 30 million people a year, yet 8.4 million live in food poverty.