Rejected petition Supermarkets not to be able to throw away unwanted food and give to the poor

Italy has just passed a law preventing the dumping of unwanted food by supermarkets which it legislates should be given to the poor and needy. It is high time the UK government had a similar system in this country.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/120910

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Date submitted 27 April 2016
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