
Less food waste
Best-before and use-by dates call for different food decisions
Use-by dates concern food safety; best-before dates concern quality. Apply the distinction while following storage and opening instructions.

Use-by dates concern food safety; best-before dates concern quality. Apply the distinction while following storage and opening instructions.

Freeze sliced bread in usable portions, protect it from drying and make the slices easy to separate so you can take only what you need.

Use a short household food-waste diary to identify one preventable pattern, then change buying, storage or portioning without compromising food safety.