One in five eating food beyond use-by date
Large numbers of people struggled to keep warm and ate food past its use-by date in the build-up to Christmas, as prices continued to soar.
Nearly one in five adults surveyed said they had eaten smaller portions and food beyond its use-by date.A total of 24% of those asked in the survey, conducted in the four weeks to 18 December, said they had occasionally, hardly ever, or never, been able to keep comfortably warm in the previous fortnight.
Best-before guidance is different. It is for when the product should be consumed to get the best quality, taste and texture. A number of supermarkets haveRising prices, based on responses from more than 4,700 people, suggests that the winter weather, energy bills and rising food prices were having a significant impact on health and wellbeing.
Over two-thirds of those who ran out of food in the previous two weeks, and could not afford to buy more, were also struggling with heating.
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