Re:Date labels on food packaging sow consumer confusion and ...
by cwyers on Sunday September 01, 2019 @11:49PM
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Manufacturers don't want to put "safe until" on anything because there are a lot of things that can go wrong with an agricultural product and you don't want to provide a firm safety guarantee.
The thing is, most labels that I see have _sell by_ dates. They're intended for grocery stores, not consumers. But people treat them as _use by_ dates. Which is just awful.
The thing is, most labels that I see have _sell by_ dates. They're intended for grocery stores, not consumers. But people treat them as _use by_ dates. Which is just awful.