SACRAMENTO – Legislation advanced this week from Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin that would allow consumers to get the most out of their groceries by mandating a uniform set of date label phrases on packaged food.

BACKGROUND: Assemblymember Irwin (D- Thousand Oaks), Californians Against Waste and Natural Resources Defense Council will hold a press conference to highlight Assembly Bill (AB) 660 that calls for uniform packaged food labeling standards to address confusion caused by varying and inconsistent phrasing of expiration dates.