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Sainsbury's follow Asda and Morrisons in announcing big change

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Sainsbury’s is to follow Asda and Morrisons in removing ‘use by’ dates from some of their produce in an effort to reduce food waste.

The supermarket will scrap the labels on 46 own-brand yoghurts and instead switch to ‘best before’ dates to let customers make their own decisions on whether the products remain good to eat.

Some 54,000 tonnes of yoghurt is wasted a year – around half of it in unopened tubs – with consumers citing the date label for 70% of it, research by the Waste & Resources Action Programme (Wrap) found.

Sainsbury’s reassured customers that although ‘use by’ dates advise as to when food remains safe to eat, its own “stringent testing” confirmed that its yoghurt was safe to consume past its expiration date.

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