'Best Before' labels scrutinized as food waste concerns grow
The EU is even considering abolishing "best before" labels altogether.
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The EU is even considering abolishing "best before" labels altogether.
Some worry the labels encourage consumers to throw away food that’s perfectly fine to eat.
“They read these dates and then they assume that it’s bad, they can’t eat it and they toss it, when these dates don’t actually mean that they’re not edible or they’re not still nutritious or tasty,” said Patty Apple, a manager at Food Shift, an Alameda, California, nonprofit that collects and uses expired or imperfect foods.
Some worry the labels encourage consumers to throw away food that’s perfectly fine to eat.
Concerns of food waste are growing around the world, many are pushing for the removal of "best before" labels to keep food on the shelves longer.