claire marshall reports.10 billion worth of food every year. the committee calls ita food every year. the committee calls it a scandal. councils had to raise bills to dispose of it. and this is happening while food bank use is at a record high. last year, the average household throw away £470 worth of food. those with children, around £700. the average person in the uk, £200. we are all likely to have packets with dates on them. and they can be confusing. this is the key one. it is the use by date. it says i should not increase after the third of may because it may not be safe. these have best before dates on them. are can eat this after the fifth, but it mightjust not be at its best. —— i. fifth, but it mightjust not be at its best. -- i. i believe the best before dates can be scrapped. it is unnecessary. it means food is wasted and some will not eat it when it goes beyond the date. and some will not eat it when it goes beyond the datelj and some will not eat it when it goes beyond the date. i always make su

claire marshall has more.ixed in with other waste, we throw more than £10 billion worth of food every year. the committee calls it "a scandal." councils have to raise bills to dispose of it. and this is happening while food bank use is at a record high. last year, the average household threw away £470 worth of food. those with children, around £700. the average person in the uk, £200. we are all likely to have packets with dates on them. and they can be confusing. so this is the key one — it's the use by date. it says i should not eat these after the 3rd of may because it may not be safe. these have best before dates on them. i can eat this after the 5th, but it mightjust not be at its best. the best before date, i believe, can be scrapped. it is unnecessary. it means food is wasted and some will not eat it when it goes beyond the date. i always make sure i throw away the food the day before, or two days before, it is out of date. i suppose i go by what the product looks like. i will eat it if it looks good. i