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FEBA campaign video: what do the date labels on food actually mean?

  • Uploaded on Friday 27 of September 2024
  • Author(s) European Food Banks Federation

Through the awareness raising campaign about misconceptions around the date labelling through an educational video. After all the majority of food waste occurs in private households, due to misconceptions about the Best-Before-Date and the Use-By-Date, which this video aims at explaining the difference between the labels with regards to consumable food and food safety concerns. Food Bankers across Europe are confronted with this misconception on a daily basis, as food donation past the Best-Before-Date is allowed according to European Legislation, yet many stakeholders are often unaware of this. 

🥪Did you know that we waste 131 kg of food per inhabitant in the EU annually? (Eurostat, 2021) 
🍴One of the reasons for this is the misconception between the Best-Before-Date (BBD) and the Use-By-Date. 
👍Share and like this video to celebrate the  #IDAFLW #WeAreFEBA #FoodBanks #FLWday

Original video produced by Nutcracker & Tafel Deutschland e.V.

Name of organisation : European Food Banks Federation

Contact email: info@eurofoodbank.org

Further information: https://youtu.be/8qk1HeLeuCU

Date of publication: 2024-09-29

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