According to a survey on household food waste in the UK in 2024, respondents were the most wary of consuming fresh meat when it goes out of date. Some ** percent of respondents stated that they judge when to throw away fresh chicken entirely on the use-by date. Contrastingly, ** percent of respondents used their judgment entirely when deciding to eat or throw chicken away.
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