D One in three UK consumers throw away food just because it reaches the use-by date, but 60%of the $12.5 billion-worth of food we throw away each year is safe to eat. In order to help discover spoilage and reduce food waste for supermarkets and consumers, researchers have developed new...
Food use-by dates seen as most criticalCULLEN, PAUL
Most of us are familiar with the practice of checking the use-by dates on food packaging labels. It turns out that many customers throw away the food by those dates, even though in many cases the food is still safe to eat. Researchers at Imperial College in London hope to change that p...
–Morrisons to be the first UK supermarket to switch to ‘Best Before’ dates only – From 31 January Morrisons will scrap ‘Use By’ dates on 90 per cent of its own brand milk - and encourage its customers to use a sniff test - to help to reduce food waste in...
Morrisons is to scrap 'use by' dates on the labels of its own-brand milk, in a bid to help reduce food waste in the home.From February, Morrisons will remove the indicator from 90 per cent of own-brand milk products, and encourage customers to use the 'sniff test' instead.The packagi...
You can already see ‘best before’ dates rather than ‘use by’ on some Onken yogurts and Laughing Cow cheese, and certain products from Danone are expected to follow suit soon. How long can you eat food after 'best before'? Ben Elliot, Defra’s food waste champion, said: "Ofte...
ask me “how long past the food expiration date is a product still good?” My first answer is usually “a long time”. My second is that “most dates aren’t an expiration date, but rather a use by, best by, or sell by date”. Here’s what you need to know ...
Food Dates Are Not Required By Law– With the exception of infant formula and baby food, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not require food companies to place dates on their food products. The only requirement is that the food is wholesome and fit for consumption. ...
Blend a handful of goji berries together with a cup of walnuts, ½ cup almonds, and 5 to 6 dates in a food processor. Roll the mix into balls or spread in a deep pan to make bars. Chia pudding Take 40g of chia seeds, soak them in 230ml of almond milk or coconut milk. ...
The use of best-before dates on fresh produce in the Irish retail sector should be prohibited in an effort to curtail household food waste, an all-party committee has recommended. The move “will allow customers to exercise their own judgment to decide on fo...