France Bans Supermarkets From Throwing Out Unused Food
France has become the first country to ban supermarkets from throwing out unsold food.
Instead, thanks to a law passed by the French Senate earlier this week, food that has not been bought by customers will be handed to charities or food banks.
If they disobey the new law, supermarket bosses could be hit with a fine of up to 75,000 euros (approximately £58,000) or face two years in prison.
The law came into force thanks to a grass-roots campaign in France and now protesters in France want to see it enforced across the European Union.
It will apply only to those stores which are 400 sq metres or more.
It is thought that more and more French people are trying to eat from food discarded by supermarkets in recent times.
But this has caused some problems with some supermarkets.
There has even been one report of food being doused in bleach to prevent people eating it as there were fears over the sell-by dates of discarded produce.
There have been protests for supermarkets in the UK in recent years to reduce the amount of food waste.
A survey in The Guardian newspaper last year found that Britain was the biggest waster of food in Europe, throwing out more 12 million tonnes a year.
