Bosses at the Food Standards Agency reviewing the shelf life of beef, lamb and pork are set to give the go-ahead for longer expiry dates before Christmas.
Chilled beef, including cuts sold in trays with plastic wrappings, are currently given ten-day use-by labels. But in future, this timeframe is expected to be raised to 21 days in the fridge, with pork and lamb having 15-day and 14-day deadlines respectively.
Well, I'm sure this is all based on clear scientific research and a desire to better inform the public about critical food safety issues.
Isn't it?
The move is part of a new drive to reduce 380,000 tons of meat waste a year in the UK, which is valued at £3 billion and is responsible for four million tons a year of greenhouse gas emissions.
Oh.
Come on. When did science get a look in?
ReplyDeleteNotice the weasel phrase "meat waste". If they meant waste meat, they'd have said so.
ReplyDeleteThe greatest part of that 380,000 tons of meat waste will be from shops, restaurants, hospitals and other bulk caterers, nothing to do with the much maligned Btitish householder.
ReplyDelete"Come on. When did science get a look in?"
ReplyDeleteFair point!
"Notice the weasel phrase "meat waste". If they meant waste meat, they'd have said so."
It is the fakecharity that was classing potato peelings and eggshells as 'waste food', after all!
"The greatest part of that 380,000 tons of meat waste will be from shops, restaurants, hospitals and other bulk caterers..."
Especially hospitals!