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In late September, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation banning the use of “sell-by” dates in the state, instead requiring standardized language for date labels.
And the Food and Drug Administration reports that 30% to 40% of the food in the United States goes uneaten—as much as 20 pounds of food per person per month—and confusion over food labeling ...
California will ban sell-by dates on food packaging as of July 2026. Terms like "best if used by" or "use by" may be used instead. The goal of this bill is to address the fact that confusing food ...
Shelf life is the recommended maximum time for which products or fresh (harvested) produce can be stored, during which the defined quality of a specified proportion of the goods remains acceptable under expected (or specified) conditions of distribution, storage and display.
An expiration date or expiry date is a previously determined date after which something should no longer be used, either by operation of law or by exceeding the anticipated shelf life for perishable goods. Expiration dates are applied to some food products and other products like infant car seats where the age of the product may affect its safe ...
A new California law aims to clarify the labels on packaged foods, such as 'sell by,' 'best if used by' and 'use by.' Here's what they mean. California bans food 'sell by' dates.
The amendment offered protections for operations (a.k.a. “qualified facilities”) that sell less than $500,000 a year and sell most (greater than 50%) of their products directly to consumers in the same state and within a 400-mile radius. [19] The amendment also applies to all operations that the FDA classified as a "very small business."
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