19. Food Waste
Food Waste - Key Advice
Every year some 4.2 million tonnes of food waste are generated by factories, shops and hospitality businesses across the UK at a cost of hundreds of thousands to the businesses.
Donating Food to Charities
This guidance sets out recommended ways by which food businesses can effectively redistribute surplus food to charities.
Freezing for Charity Donation
For chilled products where the remaining shelf-life on the food is short, or cannot be extended in its current form , and if the food is suitable, the business operator may consider freezing it within its ‘Use-by’ to extend life so that it can...
Shelf-Life Testing for Charity Donations
This guidance outlines shelf-life considerations which should be taken into account before donatinng chilled food products to charity.
The information contained in this publication sets out both the legal requirements that food businesses are expected to comply with as well as good practice. However, it is industry guidance and does not necessarily cover everything that food businesses need to consider