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FPA warns of carrier bag charge confusion
2018-08-09

From: Packaging News


Martin Kersh, executive director of the FPA warned of confusion at takeaways with the introduction of the carrier bag charge in England.



FPA executive director Martin Kersh


The new charge brought in today (5 October) is designed to cut new bag use by up to 75% and reduce environmental damage caused by plastic bag blight.


Foodservice Packaging Association’s (FPA) Kersh said: “We welcome the advice of the Food Standards Agency in advising consumers take care with bags when they reuse them, particularly with regard to the dangers of placing ready to eat food in bags used for items such as meat, fish and frozen chicken.


“We suspect many consumers may not realise they must separate bags used for raw food from those used for ready to eat food and we believe the FSA should issue really clear advice to the take-way sector that under no circumstances should ready to consume take-away food items be placed in a bag brought to the store by the consumer.


“It is not fair to expect takeaway restaurant staff to ascertain how a bag brought into their store has been previously used. Therefore an unused bag should always be used to avoid any possibility of risk. For this reason alone the principle should be established that there should be no charge for bags used to convey ready to eat takeaway food.


“We are very concerned that members of the public bringing their own bags to a takeaway may be annoyed and possibly confrontational when asked to pay for a bag so we ask the FSA to ensure their guidance on this issue is more widely known. The protection of the public’s health is of paramount importance.”


Sticking to the health issue, Glasgow Caledonian University’s School of Health and Life Sciences conducted a study where a selection of reusable bags was analysed. They reportedly found that four of the nine bags fell into the “heavily contaminated” category.


Addmaster (UK) said it has a solution for the problem with its antibacterial bag for life. The company said it is in talks with major supermarkets to introduce the new bag for life with an innovative antimicrobial technology designed to help reduce the problem of cross-contamination during grocery shopping – ‘a reusable bag that you can use for life, safely’.

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