UK: New guidance on date labels and storage advice

The way our food is labelled is set to change to give shoppers simpler, more consistent storage and date label advice. A third of this food waste is triggered because of how shoppers interpret existing date labels.
New guidance in the UK, produced in association with the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Defra, sets out best practice in the choice and application of date labels and storage advice. It will be used by food manufacturers, retailers and brands as the industry standard and brings together recommendations that ensure food is safe and adheres to legal requirements, with best practice information to ensure it is stored and used within time (Press Release WRAP, 29 November 2017).
Click here for the press release.
Click here for the guidance documents.
Click here for more information about the 1st international conference - Fighting food waste together: how to open the potential of better packaging (22 March during the trade fair Anuga FoodTec 2018 in Cologne, Germany).

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