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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Milica Cosic

Can you eat food beyond 'best before' and 'use by' dates? Rules explained

The price of food is rocketing, leaving many families wondering how they can cut their costs at the supermarket.

One in five adults have eaten smaller portions because of the cost of living crisis, and are buying food beyond its "use by" date, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

In a survey of 4,700 people, the ONS found one in seven (15%) adults were somewhat, or very, worried their food would run out before they had money to buy more.

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