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On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti · July 20 · 44 min

Why expiration dates in America are going bad

Approximately 20% of all food waste in America is linked to confusion over date labels. Now, California is banning most food expiration labeling. So, what do expiration dates really tell us? *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint

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Approximately 20% of all food waste in America is linked to confusion over date labels. Now, California is banning most food expiration labeling. So, what do expiration dates really tell us?

*** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point by making a donation here: wbur.org/giveonpoint

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