Supermarkets in the U.K. want to remove the sell-by dates from the food they sell. They say this will help cut down the amount of wasted food. Stores throw away a lot of food that is actually OK to eat. Food stores also say taking off sell-by dates will save shoppers money because prices will come down. They believe the government is being too careful about the food we buy. Supermarket managers say “use-by” or “best-before” dates are better. The BBC reports that the UK throws away almost $20 billion of edible food every year.
The government says British families throw away five million tons of edible food each year. That’s the same as $1,000 of food per family. Caroline Spelman, a government spokeswoman, said food labels in Britain were too confusing. She told reporters: “We want to end the food labelling confusion.” She added that she wanted to “make it clear once and for all when food is good and safe to eat”. A food expert said many shoppers are afraid to eat food that is older than the sell-by date. He said this is wrong because the food is still fresh and good enough to eat.
source: breakingnewsenglish.com
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