date:Aug 11, 2014
introduced in France in 2013, the measures to prevent edible food being discarded are not enough, according to the MPs.
Referring to World Food Organisation research, they said that one-third of the world's food products are still edible, but are being wasted.
The large food retailers' logistics and stock make it easier for them to organise donations, said the MPs.
By ending the best before dates on dried food products such as rice, pasta and jams, it would go some way to reducing the estimat