a nelson food store owner has expressed concern about the fact that government ministers are suggesting sellby dates on food packages should be scrapped.mr danny sheikh, who used to have a shop called &ldquotagit&rdquo in scotland road, nelson, but now has a food and home materials store called &ldquoloose change and label it&rdquo in parker lane, burnley, hopes date systems will be improved rather than removed from food packaging.the uk throws away about £12 billion of edible food every year because of the dates on them.mr sheikh said &ldquoi think it&rsquos vital to have dates on food &ndash i agree with it. but i don&rsquot think they are right at the moment. i think the definition is wrong.&ldquothere are three types of dates on food material. all i am thinking to say is that the definition of &lsquobest before&rsquo is not understood by consumers. it&rsquos a waste of money but improvements could make sure food is safe. i want the government to improve labelling rather than scrap it.&rdquo 
