Posts tagged expiration

September 22, 2017

Streamlining ‘Use By’ Food Labels Aims To Cut Food Waste

Confusion over "sell by" and "use by" dates is one reason why billions of tons of food are tossed each year. A new global initiative aims to tackle that.

To Cut Food Waste, Expiration Labels Get An Update

You could start seeing more standardized food labels by summer 2018, the soft deadline trade groups told members to aim for in adopting the new language.

Carton Confusion

Expired ‘Use-By’ Dates Don’t Necessarily Mean Spoiled Food

There is currently no national standard for date-stamps on food. As a result, a new study says consumers are throwing away lots of perfectly edible food.