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Coalition of companies provides consumers with clarity on expiry dates

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  • Author(s) Toine Timmermans, Manon Ensink

By providing more explicit information on packaging about how consumers should handle these dates, the companies - including Unilever, FrieslandCampina, Albert Heijn, Lidl, Jumbo, Dirk, Dekamarkt, De Smaakspecialist, Ebro, Velder, and Enrico Foods - aim to make further progress in reducing food waste among consumers.

Name of organisation : Food Waste Free United / Samen Tegen Voedselverspilling

Contact email: manon@samentegenvoedselverspilling.nl

Further information: https://samentegenvoedselverspilling.nl/

Date of publication: 2024-06-18

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