M&S removes ‘best before’ dates from fruit and vegetables to tackle food waste

M&S removes ‘best before’ dates from fruit and vegetables to reduce food waste

Customers are encouraged to use their own judgement

M&S scraps 'best before' dates on fruit and veg to cut food waste

The High Street giant becomes the latest food retailer to take action to stop food being binned at home.

M&S will axe best before labels on 300 products to slash food waste

M&S will scrap best before labels from 300 of its products (Picture: PA)Marks & Spencer will remove best before dates from 300 food products in a bid to slash food waste.Instead, staff will use a code to ensure quality and freshness is maintained on shelves.An investigation by the Mail on Sunday last year found that up to £900 million of food is thrown out each year because of misleading labels on fruit and vegetables, as well as dairy products.…

M&S makes big change to 300 food products - supermarkets urged to follow suit

A string of supermarkets are being urged to follow suit and help shoppers reduce their food waste

M&S to remove ‘best before’ labels from 300 fruit and veg items to cut food waste

The change, to be rolled out this week, will leave customers to judge whether goods are still fine to eatMarks & Spencer is planning to remove “best before” labels from 300 varieties of fruit and vegetables in its stores to cut food waste.The change, to be rolled out this week, will rely on customers using their judgment to determine whether goods are still fine to eat.

M&S introducing new code as it makes big change to fruit and veg

Bosses have urged other supermarkets to follow their lead