Sainsbury’s has announced on Tuesday that it will make major changes to its date labels on packaging for 276 own brand products, in a bid to help reduce food waste in homes.
From the end of August, the retailer will begin the removal of ‘best before’ dates from a raft of fresh produce including pears, onions, tomatoes, and citrus fruits from over 100 product lines. A further 130 products including potatoes will follow suit as well.
The move builds on the work Sainsbury’s has done in recent years to remove dates from over 1,500 lines including, pineapples, pumpkins, apples and indoor plants. These upcoming changes could help UK households to save 11,000 tonnes of food each year, the equivalent of 17 million products.
