Government should force supermarkets to give unsold food to the needy, say campaigners – with petition fetching over 100,000 signatures

‘An online petition urging the Government to force supermarket to distribute unsold food among the needy has been signed by more than 100,000 people.

The petition, started a week ago, was inspired by French proposals to force supermarkets to send their unwanted food to charity.

While calling for supermarkets to stop throwing unsold produce away, the petition also urges the introduction of a voluntary £2 payment to be added to all online orders to fund a delivery service to those who need the donated food.’

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