Poll: do you think supermarkets should give unsold food to charity?

The French parliament passed a new law today which will ban supermarkets from destroying out-of-dated food.

The measure is meant to put an end to the epidemic of food waste, which is a problem in all of Europe.

In France, much like here, it’s common for supermarkets to put bleach on out-of-date food before throwing it away, so it cannot be taken by homeless and poor people.

The controversy, however, is over the fact that food past it’s best-before date generally remains edible for a certain period of time, and so do certain foods even past their sell-by dates.

Though a big step, this is only part of the problem, as French people themselves tend to waste 20-30kg of food a year each.

Do you think the UK should have a similar law?





Yes, I think supermarkets waste far too much food, which needy people could eat












No, if people can’t afford food they don’t deserve it, no exceptions












I genuinely don’t care either way






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