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New advice to combat food waste


CTSI has collaborated on a scheme to tackle food waste during the Covid-19 crisis

Richard Young

Posted 17 April 2020 | JoTS Online


Content Tags:  Updates|Food and Drink|National


UPDATES: Rising food waste during lockdown has prompted new guidance for consumers and businesses on storage, labelling and leftovers, helping protect household budgets while reducing unnecessary waste.

The lockdown measures undertaken to fight the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic in the UK have led to reports of a rise in food waste by local councils, with stockpiling blamed for some of it. In response to this, CTSI is assisting with the release of advice created jointly by the Food Standards Agency (FSA), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and the Waste and Resources Act...

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