Consultation outcome

Improved food waste reporting by large food businesses in England

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 13 June 2022
• Last updated: 21 November 2023 — See all updates

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Applies to England

This consultation has concluded

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Summary of responses and government response

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Detail of outcome

November 2023 update: we received 3,851 responses to the consultation. The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs will reconsider whether there should be mandatory food waste reporting in the future. The government response to this consultation has been withdrawn.

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Original consultation

Summary

Seeking views on options to improve food waste reporting by large food businesses in England.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
9:30am on 13 June 2022 to 11:45pm on 5 September 2022

Consultation description

We want to know what you think of our options for improving food surplus and waste reporting by large food businesses in England.

We are seeking views on the following:

• options for improving food waste reporting
• types of businesses in scope
• material in scope to be reported
• the reporting process which businesses in scope will need to follow for any regulation
• costs and impacts of any regulation
• enforcement of any regulations

Published 13 June 2022
Last updated 21 November 2023 + show all updates

1. 21 November 2023

   Updated to reflect that the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs will reconsider whether there should be mandatory food waste reporting in the future. The government response to this consultation has been withdrawn.

2. 28 July 2023

   Government response and summary of responses added.

3. 13 June 2022

   First published.