In July 2025, of surveyed consumers in the United Kingdom stated that they had eaten food past its use by date in the past month in order to save money. Some ** percent of respondents said that they had also eaten leftover that had been in the fridge for more than two days.
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Food Standards Agency. (July 30, 2025). Ways consumers are changing their eating or cooking behavior to save money in the past month in the UK as of June 2025 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/1623139/cost-cutting-food-habits-in-the-uk/
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