A major shake-up to rood labelling has been announced in a bid to reduce the estimated £12bn of edible food that is thrown away in the UK each year. Defra said it will recommend that sell-by and display-until dates be dropped from packaging as they confuse consumers and are purely a method of stock control forthe multiples. Use-by and best-before dates will remain. Use-by dates will be required for food that can become dangerous to consume after a certain date - such as soft cheeses, smoked fish and readyprepared meals - while bestbefore dates will be applied to foods that may lose quality but are still safe to consume. It is estimated that 5m tonnes of edible food is needlessly thrown away each year in the UK, the equivalent of £680 for a household with children.
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