I wish “use within [x] days of opening” was more consistent on packaging. Knowing that something can sit unopened in my fridge for months is great, but also having an easy reminder that it’s only good for 2 weeks after I open it would be even better.
Yeah, things get said in passing over the years and then you aren’t sure what’s real anymore. Like I remember a big scare happening with red sauce for awhile. How long it stays good for once opened, some will tell you a couple days, some will say a couple weeks. Some will say it is may be bad even if it looks/smells fine. Will you get sick? Fuck if I know when you will or won’t.
FDA needs to regulate where and how this info is printed. We need a standardized font size that’s readable, and a standard place it can expect to be printed (like in a white strip above the UPC label, or a specific place in the nutrition label).
Tired of it being black type on dark labels in four point type in a “where’s Waldo” location, or printed directly on the jar where it just wipes off.
Won’t be surprised if the Trump admin backtracks it all
I didn’t see anything about what the actual change in the law is
From the article:
To reduce confusion, the FDA and USDA have been pushing manufacturers to voluntarily adopt the phrase “best if used by” to signify quality rather than safety. Research shows this terminology is more likely to be correctly interpreted by consumers.
So they aren’t even making it a rule?
I was also hoping they would make rules about legibility and date formats (ideally ISO 8601 based)
Climate Town had a great video on the whole expiration date thing. It started off by manufacturers to help keep stock rotated and often were cryptic and not at all consistent. It was never meant as any guarantee of anything, and are mostly estimates.
Although with milk it tends to be pretty damn close in my experience.
It varies. Whole milk, you’re rolling 50/50. But 2% and less can last a while if you protect them from any warming, even briefly. I had milk going bad pretty early until I figured out that the door shelf is a few degrees warmer than the inside back. Always keep my milk back there and quickly pour it and return it, and I’ve had a few actually last almost a week past the date. I do always smell before I pour. Learned that lesson the hard way with some cereal once. Ew.
So rather than asking them to make it useful, they’re asking the companies to make it clearer that it isn’t useful
Yes. Ensuring the language isn’t misleading is good.
Is this loss?
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When does my salt expire under this system?
