Guardian:

Legislation barring stores from spoiling and throwing away food is aimed at tackling epidemic of waste alongside food poverty.

According to official estimates, the average French person throws out 20kg-30kg of food a year – 7kg of which is still in its wrapping.

French supermarkets will be banned from throwing away or destroying unsold food and must instead donate it to charities or for animal feed, under a law set to crack down on food waste.

The French national assembly voted unanimously to pass the legislation as Francebattles an epidemic of wasted food that has highlighted the divide between giant food firms and people who are struggling to eat.

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