Half of households sold out-of-date food by supermarkets, finds survey

By Ian Quinn2025-10-27T10:36:00

The average adult in the UK bins groceries worth £17.90 a month – the equivalent of £214.27 every year, the poll found

More than half of UK adults (51%) say they have unwittingly bought out-of-date food from supermarkets, according to new research suggesting £11.8bn worth of groceries are thrown away each year.

Half of households sold out-of-date food by supermarkets, finds survey

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