Finally, I am going to talk about one of my pet peeves. Those “best if used by” dates that are placed on every package have nothing whatever to do with food safety. The claim by the manufacturers, packers, or distributors is that for optimum quality, use it by whatever the date is. Surely, I’m not…
Tag: food waste
Reduce Food Waste
Since about 40% of food is wasted in this country and we still have over 15 million Americans going hungry every year, a new bill is being drafted to go to Congress. The bill will address different approaches by consumers, the agricultural system, restaurants, institutions, and stores. To read a short article by Civil Eats, click…