![]() Use By Date, or “Shelf Life”Ī ‘use by date’ is the product manufacturers recommended date to use the product in order to still get peak quality. That doesn’t mean that there aren’t some consistencies and rules that you should follow around food shelf life. However, many states have no food dating regulations at all. Food dating, at some level, is required by 20 states. Other than that, there is no uniform food shelf life dating system. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety & Inspection Service (FSIS) in the United States for baby infant formula and some baby foods, in the form of a ‘use by’ date. Lax Federal Regulation on Food Shelf-Life Datingīelieve it or not, food dating is only required by the U.S. And knowing what shelf-life dates mean is the first step in cutting food waste. Cutting this waste would save you money, lower overall food prices, and lead to a significant reduction in carbon impact and other environmental damage. ![]() ![]() That’s a lot of money and a lot of waste. In terms of money, that’s hundreds of dollars every year in meats, fruit, vegetables and grain products. The average American family throws away 40% of their food. Why does it matter? Americans are tossing out at least $161 billion in food each year.
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