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Shops may be forced to give away leftovers
SUPERMARKETS could be forced to donate unsold food to charities under plans to end the “scandal” of hunger proposed yesterday by Labour MP Kerry McCarthy.
Britain produces 400,000 tons of food every year, but just 2 per cent of surplus food is redistributed.
Now Ms McCarthy has tabled a Bill that would require supermarkets and manufacturers to redistribute 30 per cent of unsold produce by 2025.
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