Should supermarkets be fined for wasting food?
21 May - 4 mins
Podcast Series
The Hard Shoulder
Should supermarkets face fines for unsold edible food? A new proposal to tackle food waste would see supermarkets prevented from throwing away unsold food and instead ensure they are donated…
Naoise Ó’Cearúil, Fianna Fail TD for Kildare North has proposed we adopt the French model, where supermarkets are not permitted to destroy unsold food and instead they must arrange to give it to charities, or else be at risk of fines of up to €4,000.
Naoise joins Shane to discuss.
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