2 ms·
The title reads that changing the date labels is a way to fix the problem, yet the third paragraph outlines that "we estimate that 20% of household food waste i
by Etheryte 7y ago
The title reads that changing the date labels is a way to fix the problem, yet the third paragraph outlines that "we estimate that 20% of household food waste is due to confusion over date labels". Cutting down on that 20% would of course be beneficial, but it's a long way away from fixing the problem as a whole.
- Ensorceled 7y ago"cut" =/= "eliminate" If I "cut" someone's pay, they get a "pay cut" or, in other words, their pay goes down. They don't lose their entire wage.
- Ididntdothis 7y agoSaying "this fixes a substantial part of the problem but not everything" is a surefire way to get nothing done. Same in healthcare. Somebody makes a proposal and immediately people come out of the weeds claiming "But look at this thing! this is much worse" and in the end nothing ever changes.
- Ensorceled 7y agoRight, if there isn't a simple solution that can be explained in a headline a large number of people jump to "there is nothing (useful) that can be done".
- jessaustin 7y agoThey also seem to be ignoring the possibility that the current date indicators take the form they take because the firm that packaged that food has decided they make the most money that with this form of date indicator. Sure, there could be regulations governing this, but like all regulations they'll be written by the firms they regulate.