Sell By dates to be scrapped to stop confusion and staggering food waste

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If you have ever been confused about the difference between Use By, Sell By, Best Before or Display Until dates on food then relax, because help is on its way as the government moves to simplify the system.

As of today, Sell By and Display Until dates are to be phased out. That means manufacturers will no longer be able to mislead us into thinking that perfectly good food is off. So it should not only save shoppers money, it should stop the staggering waste good food that is binned every day.