Food waste
Best before, still great after – food past its best before date is still good to eat
According to the Food Standards Agency, 1 in 5 of us think that food past its best before date is not good to eat, with over half of 18-35 year olds misunderstanding the meaning of best before and use-by dates.
This worrying trend is leading to huge amounts of avoidable food waste. A recent report from WRAP reveals that removing date labels from the most wasted fresh produce items such as, broccoli, apples, potatoes and cucumber, has the potential to cut annual household food waste by 50,000 tonnes.