To Reduce Food Waste, FDA Urges 'Best If Used By' Date Labels
To Reduce Food Waste, FDA Urges 'Best If Used By' Date Labels Enlarge this image toggle caption zoranm/Getty Images zoranm/Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration sent a letter to the food industry on Thursday, urging companies to get behind the initiative to standardize the use of the phrase "best if used by" on packaged food labels. Yiannas says confusion over competing labels — such as "sell by" or "use before" — accounts for about 20% of food waste in Americans' homes. Stasz says food companies that are members of the Grocery Manufacturers Association have already embraced the guidance to use "best if used by," with more than 80% of the products in the portfolios of GMA members using it. "While we don't have a regulatory mandate, we do have a responsibility to play a role in trying to reduce food waste, and that's why the FDA is taking this measure," Yiannas says.
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