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    45 hours ago

    The law is set to take effect in July 2026, establishing a new standard for food labeling in California. It will require the use of “Best if Used By” label to signal peak quality and “Use By” label for product safety, an approach recommended by federal agencies. The law provides exemption for eggs, beer and other malt beverages.

    So we’re going from “best by” for quality and “use by” for safety to “best if used by” for quality and “use by” for safety… Unless the law also spells out some magic way to predict when food will expire I’m not seeing the improvement.

    • @tux
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      75 hours ago

      Reads as if they’re requiring both markings now, meaning you can know when it’s optimal and when it’s no kidding, unsafe to eat.

      Or that’s how I read it

      • @doingthestuff
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        13 hours ago

        People will still 100% ignore the use by date but at least they were informed.

    • @shalafi
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      -74 hours ago

      People are idiots and liberals think you can legislate common sense and education. No, we can’t. Americans are too fucking stupid to tell if their food is bad.

      Nothing will solve idiocy like this except pumping public education. FFS, your man-on-the-street American can’t hold a simple conversation about the basics of bacterium.

      • @stoly
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        13 hours ago

        You: let all the silly people die. It’ll work out in the end.