Britons waste hundreds of millions of eggs each year

Overcautious Britons threw away more than 720 million eggs last year, mainly because of stringency about "best-before" dates.

According to consumer research from the company behind the food waste app Too Good To Go, the waste has grown three times since 2008 and at a cost of 139 million pounds ($181 million) a year.

The research, published on Tuesday, shows about one in three people relies on "best before" dates, and that the growing popularity of vegetarian and "flexitarian" diets has boosted overall sales.