Waitrose follow M&S and Tesco in making major change to fruit and veg aisle to reduce waste

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Waitrose has followed in the footsteps of Marks and Spencer and Tesco to remove "best before" dates on a number of fresh food products in a bid to reduce food waste.

Nearly 500 items will see dates scrapped from packaging from as early as Septemberr. Packaged fruit and vegetables will no longer include a best before date, meaning customers will have to to use their own judgment about when food has gone off.

The grocery giant claims the move will eliminate millions of baskets' worth of food waste, by preventing people throwing away products that are still edible. READ MORE:Sainsbury’s become latest supermarket to make important change to everyday item Tesco led the way for the high street supermarkets when it got rid of the dates on more than 100 fresh food products in 2018.

And earlier this month, Marks & Spencer axed "best before" dates from more than 300 fruit and vegetable products following a successful trial.