Bishop of St Albans asks about food waste

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 24th January 2024:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to provide education and outreach programmes to consumers to reduce food waste and promote sustainable food choices.

Lord Douglas-Miller (Con): Defra funds the Waste and Resources Action Programme’s citizen campaigns such as Food Waste Action Week (18-24 March 2024) and Love Food Hate Waste, which aim to raise public awareness of food waste and the ways in which we can all reduce it. We support retailers and food businesses with the development of best practice advice and guidance to make sure their products help consumers to waste less, for instance, through storage advice.

To support consumers who wish to make more sustainable food choices, Defra is developing a mandatory methodology for the voluntary labelling of food and drink products.

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