Article 2MTEA Shops urged to help cut £10bn food waste cost

Shops urged to help cut £10bn food waste cost

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Robin McKie
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End confusing 'best before' labels, says report

Supermarket "best before" labels could be phased out while shops should be forced to sell oddly shaped vegetables under proposals from MPs who have warned the government it needs to do more to tackle food waste.

More than 10bn worth of food is thrown away by households each year, according to a damning report from the environment, food and rural affairs select committee.

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