Emmanuel

Rethinking Food Expiration

There may be a lot of food in your refrigerator that you'll probably throw out before it even gets to your plate. Those unsold hamburger buns from the previous summer? The milk that is just about to expire? What carrots no longer have a crunch? A startling 37% of the food that is wasted in the US comes from individual households, and 20% of this food is thrown away because date labels are unclear. It's important to note that the majority of these foods are still completely safe to eat. What do the dates on our food containers actually represent if they don't signify spoilage?