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Will it be replaced with a "Produced on XXXX" date? If you don't know when a product is considered unsafe, then at least you should know when it was produced t

Will it be replaced with a "Produced on XXXX" date? If you don't know when a product is considered unsafe, then at least you should know when it was produced to know if it is fresh enough for "YOUR"your consumption. It shouldn't be up to the govt to decide what is or isn't fresh enough for you. That is your choice.

argiopetech 2y ago
Is the current system of "Use by" not also entirely driven by government regulation, from the requirement to the ∆T? Agreed that a "Produced on" date is better.
- jjk166 2y ago
  No, only dairy and egg products are labelled as such based on government regulations. Everything else is a number companies pull out of their butts.
  - ttyprintk 2y ago
    But pay attention to recalls.
iterateoften 2y ago
I second this motion 100% Confusing use by labels only benefit corps by allowing them to over buy and then let their inventory spoil on the shelf while they charge full price for year old garbage. If customers knew when their food was made, people would be grossed out and not buy rice cooked 8 months ago from the refrigerated section. it would force corps to have more sales to rotate inventory more often.
- Suppafly 2y ago
  >If customers knew when their food was made, people would be grossed out .... it would force corps to have more sales to rotate inventory more often. That sounds like it would increase food waste because consumers have no idea how long things commercially prepared should be allowed to be sold for and would be basing it on flawed assumption from their own cooking.
Suppafly 2y ago
>then at least you should know when it was produced to know if it is fresh enough for "YOUR"your consumption. Most consumers have no idea how long something is good for past it's produced date though. >It shouldn't be up to the govt to decide what is or isn't fresh enough for you. That's sorta what the law is addressing. They are getting rid of meaningless 'best by' type labels that have no bearing on the product quality.

argiopetech 2y ago

Is the current system of "Use by" not also entirely driven by government regulation, from the requirement to the ∆T? Agreed that a "Produced on" date is better.

jjk166 2y ago
No, only dairy and egg products are labelled as such based on government regulations. Everything else is a number companies pull out of their butts.
- ttyprintk 2y ago
  But pay attention to recalls.

iterateoften 2y ago

I second this motion 100% Confusing use by labels only benefit corps by allowing them to over buy and then let their inventory spoil on the shelf while they charge full price for year old garbage. If customers knew when their food was made, people would be grossed out and not buy rice cooked 8 months ago from the refrigerated section. it would force corps to have more sales to rotate inventory more often.

Suppafly 2y ago
>If customers knew when their food was made, people would be grossed out .... it would force corps to have more sales to rotate inventory more often. That sounds like it would increase food waste because consumers have no idea how long things commercially prepared should be allowed to be sold for and would be basing it on flawed assumption from their own cooking.

Suppafly 2y ago

>then at least you should know when it was produced to know if it is fresh enough for "YOUR"your consumption. Most consumers have no idea how long something is good for past it's produced date though. >It shouldn't be up to the govt to decide what is or isn't fresh enough for you. That's sorta what the law is addressing. They are getting rid of meaningless 'best by' type labels that have no bearing on the product quality.