questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether regarding the reduction of food waste, (a) her Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of current requirements for the legibility of use by and best before dates on food packaging, and (b) her Department has plans to review minimum font size or contrast standards.
answerText: Defra funds the UK Food and Drink Pact, an industry agreement to tackle food waste. Through the Pact, we support food businesses to ensure their packaging design and labelling information encourages consumers to waste less food. UK food labelling rules re...
heading: Food: Labelling