@return2ozma to News • 3 months agoIs the food in the fridge still good? California wants to end the guessing gameapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square18arrow-up199arrow-down110cross-posted to: california
arrow-up189arrow-down1external-linkIs the food in the fridge still good? California wants to end the guessing gameapnews.com@return2ozma to News • 3 months agomessage-square18cross-posted to: california
minus-squareDominusOfMegadeuslinkfedilink11•3 months agoI could be completely ignorant, but I don’t think I have ever seen two use dates on foods in the US before.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•3 months agoThe eggs I buy in the UK have both a display date (for the shop) and a best before date (for the consumer). They’re a week different. The best before date is probably around 28 days after the egg was laid.
minus-squareEbbylinkfedilink0•3 months agoWhat? An item wouldn’t have both dates. But almost everything has at least one.
I could be completely ignorant, but I don’t think I have ever seen two use dates on foods in the US before.
The eggs I buy in the UK have both a display date (for the shop) and a best before date (for the consumer). They’re a week different. The best before date is probably around 28 days after the egg was laid.
What? An item wouldn’t have both dates. But almost everything has at least one.
The article does seem to suggest two would be in use.