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==Issues associated with sell by / use by dates==
According to the UK [[Waste & Resources Action Programme]] (WRAP), 33% percent of all food produced is wasted along the [[cold chain]] or by the consumer.<ref>Household Food and Drink Waste in the UK, WRAP 2009</ref> {{Citation needed|date=September 2010}} At the same time, a large number of people get sick every year due to spoiled food. According to the [[WHO]] and [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|CDC]], every year in the USA there are 76 million [[foodborne illness]]es, leading to 325,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 deaths.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs237/en/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040227020759/http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs237/en/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 27, 2004|title=WHO - Food safety and foodborne illness<!-- Bot generated title -->|access-date=1 September 2017}}</ref>
According to former UK minister [[Hilary Benn]], the use by date and sell by dates are old technologies that are outdated and should be replaced by other solutions or disposed of altogether.<ref>{{Cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/kitchen-bin-war-tackling-the-food-waste-mountain-1698753.html | work=The Independent | location=London | title=Kitchen bin war: tackling the food waste mountain | first=Rachel | last=Shields | date=2009-06-07 | access-date=2010-05-23}}</ref> The UK government's [[Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs]] revised guidance in 2011 to exclude the use of sell by dates. The guidance was prepared in consultation with the food industry, consumer groups, regulators, and [[Waste & Resources Action Programme]] (WRAP). It aims to reduce the annual £12bn of wasted supermarket food.<ref name="guardian government bins">{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/sep/15/food-waste-sellby-dates | title=Government bins 'sell-by' dates to reduce food waste | work=[[The Guardian]] | date=2011-09-15 | access-date=September 15, 2011 | author=Batty, David | location=London | quote=The "sell-by" date on food packaging is to be removed in a bid to cut the £12bn worth of food needlessly binned every year. [...] The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs produced the guidance in consultation with the food industry, consumer groups, regulators, and the Waste and Resources Action Programme (Wrap).}}</ref>
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