Sainsbury's becomes latest supermarket to ditch 'best before' labels

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Sainsbury's becomes latest supermarket to ditch 'best before' labels

Retailer joins rivals in making major changes to labelling of fresh produce in a bid to reduce food waste

Sainsbury's has become the latest UK supermarket to announce plans to help reduce food waste by ditching 'best before' dates on hundreds of items from its fresh produce range. The supermarket announced...

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