'It is a race to the bottom in terms of food waste.'
, Voice of Irish Concern for the Environment spokesperson Lyndsey O’Connell said the supermarket chain has “set a good precedent”.“The Irish Government is committed to reducing our food waste by 50% by 2030," she said.Ms O’Connell said the best-by-dates have become “quite confusing for people.”
“They've created a culture of us not trusting ourselves or not trusting in our own senses,” she said.“The EPA report in 2020 [said] we waste about 900 tonnes of non-meat dairy products every year.Food types“If you see them on meat, that's something that we would always say to people that you should follow,” she said.“We have our sense of touch; we have a sense of smell.
“For anyone who pours a bowl of cereal with gone-off, they’ll know within two seconds whether or not it's gone-off.The labels Ms O’Connell said the labels were introduced at a time when producers were “erring on the side of caution.” “We need to move away from them because of the amount of food waste created because of these labels,” she said.“With the rise of food [costs], we're all trying to cut down in our homes in the amount of waste we're producing.”
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