How do food manufacturers pick those dates on their product packaging – and what do they mean?
- Written by Londa Nwadike, Assistant Professor of Food Safety, Extension Food Safety Specialist at University of Missouri, Kansas State University
When does it all become dangerous to eat?Rich Johnstone, CC BY-NC-NDNo one wants to serve spoiled food to their families. Conversely, consumers don’t want to throw food away unnecessarily – but we certainly do. The United States Department of Agriculture estimates Americans toss out the equivalent of US$162 billion in food every year,...