Waitrose to scrap best before dates on hundreds of products
From September, the grocery giant will instead encourage consumers to use their own judgment about when food has gone off.
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From September, the grocery giant will instead encourage consumers to use their own judgment about when food has gone off.
The number used fell by more than 20 per cent from 627million in 2019-2020 to 496million in 2021-2022, data from Defra shows.
Marks and Spencer is removing ‘best before’ dates from more than 300 fruit and vegetables to help combat food waste.
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The retailer hopes the move will encourage customers to use their judgment to decide when food is no longer suitable to eat.