12 Apr 2017 --- European politicians have unanimously got behind proposals to seriously cut food waste across member states with “ambitious” targets to halve the 88 million tons produced per year by 2030. There are a number of options on the table to help tackle the mountains of food waste throughout the supply chain, including changing the current “best before” and “use by labels” which, according to MEP Biljana Borzan (S&D, HR), can often be considered “confusing” to consumers.