Study finds 400m meals' worth of edible food wasted each year

Report by Wrap says 18% of 270,000 tonnes of edible food waste was redistributed to charities for food banks

More than 400m meals' worth of edible food waste in the UK grocery supply chain could be redistributed to feed hungry people each year, according to a government-funded report.

Just 18% of the 270,000 tonnes of potentially edible food waste produced last year was redistributed to businesses or charities for use in food banks, according to analysis by the Waste & Resources Action Programme (Wrap).