Best Before Date
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California is banning ‘sell-by’ food dates. How Canada’s packaging comparesStarting Wednesday, California Assembly Bill 660 went into effect. The law prohibits the use of 'sell-by' dates on food packets in an effort to reduce food waste.ConsumerJul 3
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Canadians more likely to eat food past best-before date. What are the risks?A new report found 58 per cent of Canadians said they were more inclined to eat food near or past the best-before date due to higher food prices.ConsumerApr 24, 2024
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Ontario researchers say new packaging tray can warn of food contaminationMcMaster University researchers in Hamilton have created new packaging that can signal when salmonella or other dangerous pathogens are present in ready-to-eat foods.ScienceJul 4, 2023
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Is your best-before date causing grocery waste? Experts want rules scrutinizedA report on grocery affordability from a House of Commons committee on agriculture and agri-food includes arguments that Canada do away with best before dates.CanadaJul 4, 2023
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Flashfood app offers discounts on nearing-expiry grocery items, reduces wasteAn app that Real Canadian Superstore locations launched last summer offers big discounts on food getting close to its best-before date while also diverting waste from the landfill.CanadaOct 22, 2019
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Canadians don’t understand best-before dates, which leads to more food waste: report"Perfectly good pallets of hummus are pulled just before their best-before date."CanadaMay 30, 2018
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How to save yourself some money as food prices riseWhy eating foods on the "best before date" or even the day after won't kill you as long as the food product has been stored properly.CanadaJan 18, 2016
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Best before dates lead to waste by consumersConsumers are throwing away thousands of dollars and kilograms of food each year simply because they misunderstand what the 'best before' date actually means.ConsumerOct 21, 2015
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