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Joel Price

Confusing Food Date Labels Are (Almost) a Thing of the Past

 

Confusing Food Date Labels Are (Almost) a Thing of the Past


New bill standardizing food date labeling, reducing consumer confusion and the environmental and socio-economic impacts of food waste awaits Governor Newsom’s signature.

An Expiration to Food Date Confusion

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.