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Food: Waste

Asked by Mrs Sharon HodgsonLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 10 October 2024UIN 5958

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to introduce mandatory food waste reporting as part of his plan to achieve a zero waste economy.

Answered by Mary Creagh

The Government is committed to setting a clear roadmap to a circular economy – a future where our resources are used as efficiently and productively as possible for as long as possible, and waste is reduced. Preventing food waste will be a key part of this work, and the Department is reviewing a range of issues associated with food waste in the supply chain, including mandatory food waste reporting requirements. These will be announced in due course.

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