Safefood Ireland has applauded measures by supermarket chains to scrap best before dates on some fruit and vegetables.
Chains such as Aldi, Lidl and Supervalu typically do not place best before dates on unprocessed fruit and vegetables in order to reduce the issue of food waste nationally. Some exceptions are made to this policy, including placing best before dates on fresh berries in some circumstances.
Safefood reassured customers that this policy does not violate health and safety guidelines as it only applies to a specific number of food items.
