To provide consumers keys to be aware and independent on their impact on food waste and to understand how to process, preserve and reuse a product before and after the date has passed. (“use by” date is a safety date after which a product should not be consumed; “best before” indicates the date until which a product keeps its optimal quality)

Recommendation heading in the official record

To provide consumers keys to be aware and independent on their impact on food waste and to understand how to process, preserve and reuse a product before and after the date has passed. (“use by” date is a safety date after which a product should not be consumed; “best before” indicates the date until which a product keeps its optimal quality)

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How this recommendation emerged

Process and method

Recommendation 22 of Panel 6 · Food Waste, theme "Food systems & agriculture". Recorded as adopted in the panel's final report, which is the source of record; this entry carries the recommendation's heading, not its full wording.

Participation

Produced by randomly selected citizens from across the European Union, deliberating over several sessions.

Institutions asked to respond

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Institutional response

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What happened next

No follow-up event has been verified for publication.

What remains unresolved

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