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Here is an interesting article from the Summer newsletter of the Onondaga County Resource Recovery newsletter. It’s about “best by” dates on foods:
http://ocrra.org/app/webroot/img/gallery/File/downloads/news/newsletter/newsletter-summer-2015.pdf
It appears the food industry is trying to get us to throw out good food because it’s date has expired, even if the food hasn’t- so we will buy some more. The average household of four spends as much as $2,275 a year on food they throw out. The article even suggests donating “expired” foods to local food assistance programs if you don’t want to use it yourself.
http://ocrra.org/app/webroot/img/gallery/File/downloads/news/newsletter/newsletter-summer-2015.pdf
It appears the food industry is trying to get us to throw out good food because it’s date has expired, even if the food hasn’t- so we will buy some more. The average household of four spends as much as $2,275 a year on food they throw out. The article even suggests donating “expired” foods to local food assistance programs if you don’t want to use it yourself.
