Food: Waste
Commons · Question 33530 · Tabled 25 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Gareth Snell
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has commissioned research into the potential impact of mandatory food waste reporting on (a) access to healthy foods, (b) sustainability targets, (c) expenditure
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 20 Mar 2025
The consultation stage Impact Assessment considered the potential impacts of mandatory food waste reporting on large food businesses. Furthermore, when businesses reduce their food waste, we expect to see progress towards sustainability targets and increa...