Extending product life can cut food waste and save millions

WRAP estimates that an increase of just one day on product life across a range of foods could prevent around 250,000 tonnes of food waste each year by giving consumers longer to eat the food they buy.
In a new report – Reducing food waste by extending product life – WRAP sets out five recommendations which show how and where adjustments in the supply chain could increase product life for the consumer, and highlights opportunities to challenge how product life is currently set, and determined. The recommendations do not compromise product safety or quality in any way, and do not require any changes to existing packaging or product formulations (News Item Wrap, 3 March 2015).
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