Food waste rescue a 'huge opportunity' for Vancouver Island residents, say advocates

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Food waste rescue a 'huge opportunity' for Vancouver Island residents, say advocates
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On Vancouver Island, a solution is being pitched to ditch 'best before' dates on some groceries to avoid food waste.

On Vancouver Island, a solution is being pitched to ditch "best before" dates on some groceries to avoid food waste."Which is meat that I think is fine and I smelled and I perceive it's OK," he said. "No one else will eat it because it's been in the fridge for four days or whatever it might be."

While some U.K. grocers have scrapped best before dates on some items, he says it's unlikely we'll see that happen Canada-wide. Last year, the food bank organization saved more than 1.2 million kilograms of food from Mid-Island grocery stores. The food recovery program is coordinated through a company called FoodMesh, which says about 58 per cent of all food produced in Canada is never consumed.

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