Watch: What expiration date labels on food actually mean, and what can be done to lessen the large amount of food waste in America. Science journalist Carolyn Beans on the truth about "expired food." Video
Watch: What expiration date labels on food actually mean, and what can be done to lessen the large amount of food waste in America. Science journalist Carolyn Beans on the truth about "expired food." Video
TED-Ed:
Countries around the world waste huge amounts of food every year: roughly a fifth of food items in the US are tossed because consumers aren’t sure how to interpret expiration labels.
But most groceries are still perfectly safe to eat past their expiration dates. If the dates on our food don’t tell us that something’s gone bad, what do they tell us?
Science journalist Carolyn Beans shares how to prevent food waste.
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