PTF dissatisfied with "use by" goldplating

13 June 2011

In an article in Food Manufacture, the Provision Trade Federation (PTF) has criticised the failure of the EU to address the durability marking issue once and for all. The Food Information Regulation, soon to be finalised and adopted, is expected to make it illegal to sell food beyond its "use by" date. Manufacturers tend to use "use by" dates unnecessarily, where "best before" dates would suffice. Clare Cheney, Director General of the PTF, says in practice it is rarely necessary to discard food slightly past its minimum durability date.

View the Food Manufacture article: http://www.foodmanufacture.co.uk/Food-Safety/Legislation-that-is-past-its-use-by-date