With the single exception of baby formula food expiration dates are not regulated by any actual authority but mostly by producers that wasn’t to be associated with freshness and encourage quick consumption so you will buy more. It is estimated 38% of America’s food supply. 80 million tons, went uneaten last year. The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports 8 to 10% of greenhouse gasses are caused by food waste.
So now that you have been educated (You are Welcome) quit wasting food! Use common sense. Throw away food if:
- You have to cut your milk with a knife.
- The Cheddar Cheese is green.
- The hamburger smells like a high school boy’s locker room.
- Your Jell-O molds…
- Your Yogurt tastes like…Yogurt.
Let’s cut waste and feed a hungry world.