EXPIRATION DATES

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STYLE & BEAUTY
The Beauty Items You Need To Get Rid Of RIGHT NOW
By Julia Brucculieri
It's time to spring clean your beauty cabinet.
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TASTE
You Might Not Be Storing Natural Peanut Butter Correctly
By Julie R. Thomson
Something about this nutty spread has folks confused about refrigeration.
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TASTE
Here's How Long It Takes Before Your Favorite Food Grows Mold
By Allison Fox
Food can spoil sooner than you think.
ENVIRONMENT
Addressing Food Waste Through Date Labeling
By Meghan Stasz, Contributor
Food waste fighter, sustainability advocate, lover of coffee, ...
The consumer packaged goods (CPG) and retail industries recognize consumers are confused about date labels, which is contributing to food waste, and are working to clear up this confusion while also ensuring the solutions work for both consumers and businesses.
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HEALTHY LIVING
Let’s Make Supermarkets Confront Their Date Label Nonsense Head-On
By Niki Charalampopoulou, Contributor
I am Managing Director of Feedback, an environmental organizat...
Most date label guidance is just the manufacturer’s best guess at when the product will be at its peak quality.
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TASTE
11 Foods That Shouldn't Ever Need An Expiration Date
By Julie R. Thomson
You might be throwing out perfectly good food.
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HUFFPOST VIDEO
This Congresswoman Wants To Make It Easier To Figure Out Food Expiration Date Labels
On May 19th, 2016, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree introduced The Food Dates Labeling Act of 2016 to Congress to help combat food waste.
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GREEN
Another Thing Millennials Say They Understand But Totally Don’t
By Casey Williams
It could be causing a lot of unnecessary waste.
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GREEN
How You Can Help America Waste Less Food
By Casey Williams
A new petition is calling on supermarkets to simplify the expiration dates on their products.
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GREEN
I Ate Expired Food For A Week And Didn't Die
By Casey Williams
It really wasn't so bad.
HOBE SOUND, FL - APRIL 14: Marion Mattrazzo checks the expiration date on some soy milk at a food pantry in Hobe Sound. Scores of locals waited to get a box of food but senior citizens with a number got to retrieve food first. Mattrazzo, 54, suffers from Cirrhosis of the Liver and lives on about $7,000 per year. She signed up for the SNAP program because what little income she has goes for medical related expenses (she's too young to be eligible for Medicare). She once had a vibrant construction company that suffered badly with the housing collapse in Florida. Adding to her difficulty was that her husband died two years ago. She now rents (for $200 a month) a 100 square foot shack that was tacked onto a garage. The SNAP program is a huge help to her but because she has no stove, she has to buy a lot of microwaveable foods. She's been feeling depressed of late about her current circumstances, 'I'm just existing at this point,' she said. Many low-income seniors qualify to participate in the S.N.A.P. (food stamps) program but do not receive the benefit, often because they are too proud or unaware of it. Photo by Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images
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GREEN
You’re Probably Throwing Away ‘Expired’ Food That’s Totally Fine To Eat
By Casey Williams
Expiration dates on food are basically useless.
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TASTE
11 Foods You're Throwing Out Way Too Soon
By Julie R. Thomson
Stop throwing away your money.. and your food.
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TASTE
This Is Why Organic Milk Lasts So Much Longer Than Regular Milk
By Julie R. Thomson
It's all about the pasteurization.
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GOOD NEWS
This Could Clarify WTF Food Expiration Dates Actually Mean
By Elyse Wanshel
Bye-bye, “sell by,” “use by” and “best before.”
POLITICS
Reducing Food Waste in America: The Next Hot Consumer Issue
By Sally Greenberg, Contributor
Executive Director of the National Consumers League
Food waste is a national epidemic. Approximately 40 percent of food in the U.S. gets tossed out. It's is also an environmental issue: more than 97 percent of food waste ends up in landfills -- 33 million tons of food each year. Simply put, food waste is a problem.
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