Can food date labels reduce waste? Nestlé launches Australia pilot

Nestlé addresses food waste with on-pack labelling pilot

Nestlé has launched ‘Sniff, Look, Taste,’ a new Australian pilot designed to tackle one of the most common causes of household food waste: date label confusion. The pilot was developed in collaboration with OzHarvest and informed by their research, insights, and expertise. It was also informed by local and global research, including RMIT University and End Food Waste Australia. Each year, Australia wastes 7.6 million tonnes of food, with househo…

Time To Bin The Date Label Confusion

AUSTRALIA | Nestlé has launched ‘Sniff, Look, Taste,’ a pilot in collaboration with OzHarvest, designed to tackle one of the most common causes of...

Can food date labels reduce waste? Nestlé launches Australia pilot

Nestlé is launching the ‘Sniff, Look, Taste’ on-pack date-labelling pilot in Australia. The initiative aims to help consumers better understand food date labels and reduce household food waste. Australia wastes around 7.6 million tonnes of food each year. Households account for about one-third of the total, despite around 70 per cent of discarded food still being edible. OzHarvest found that 58 per cent of households with high levels of food was…