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    The EU's elimination of shelf life for foods such as rice and coffee is expected to reduce waste

    • Last Update: 2021-02-03
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    Statistics show that tens of millions of tons of
    fed food
    are thrown into the dustbin every year in the
    E.EU
    countries, according to German weekly Der Spiegel
    518
    , resulting in huge waste. Sources said that EU countries plan to take measures to this end, such as dry noodles,
    rice
    and
    coffee
    and other food
    shelf life
    in the future or will be cancelled.

    local time, EU agriculture ministers will meet, and an article in germany's
    Bild
    newspaper suggested that the Netherlands and Sweden may propose to cancel the shelf life of some foods. In addition,
    HDE
    plans to eliminate the maximum shelf life of some foods, making thembut not the food
    "
    , which may include tea, coffee, dry noodles and hard cheese. It is reported that some goods are no longer mandatory to indicate shelf life, such as sugar, salt and honey, greenpeace

    called for further expansion of the species.
    Kai Falk
    , president of the German Retailers Association, told the newspaper:This is a significant step in reducing waste by expanding the variety of food products, as many people see shelf life as a limit for food to be bad and inedable. According to an EU report, as many as 89 million
    food is
    a year.
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