Morrisons scraps its 'use by' date on milk in favour of 'best before' tags

Morrisons is to become the first British supermarket to scrap ‘use by’ dates on milk in a victory for The Mail on Sunday’s campaign to slash food waste. The company will switch to ‘best before’ dates on 90 per cent of milk bottles and cartons from January 31 While the switch may seem a subtle distinction, the difference is significant. Morrisons will remove ‘use by’ dates on own-brand British milk and that from Danish supplier Arla, which together account for 90 per cent of its sales Milk is the third most wasted food and drink product in the UK, with 490 million pints going down the drain each year. Morrisons will remove ‘use by’ dates on own-brand British milk and that from Danish supplier Arla, which together account for 90 per cent of its sales.