Healthy Living

Food label dates can cause confusion

Confused about dates on food products?  You’re not alone.  A new report calls for a uniform system for date on foods because of consumer confusion and food waste over the meaning of “sell by”, “use by”, and “best before” dates. “Sell by”, for example, is a term meaningful only between food companies and grocers, not meant for consumers.

HEALTHY LIVING PROGRAM – Food label confusion (1:30 mp3)

NRDC/Harvard Law School report