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Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Andrew Pelling (Independent (affiliation)). It was answered by Hilary Benn (Labour) on Thursday, 25 March 2010 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Food Wastage

Question
What steps are being taken to reduce the level of food wastage.
Answer

The Government are working with the Waste and Resources Action Programme—WRAP—to cut food waste through the "Love Food Hate Waste" campaign and the Courtauld commitment, and we are working with the Food Standards Agency to improve the understanding and use of guidance on food date labelling and storage.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
508 c371 
324068 
Session
2009-10
Oral question type
Lead
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Food Waste
Link
View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk