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No more "sell by" dates as of July 1.
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/california-new-laws-july-22325887.phpTLDR
Starting July 1, manufacturers that display a date label must use one of two standardized phrases: “Best if Used By” for peak quality, and “Use By” for food safety.
And none of those 50 or so others.
‘Sell by’ dates are banned. Here’s what’s on grocery labels now.
If you’ve ever thrown out food simply because you weren’t sure whether the date on the package meant it was unsafe or just past its prime, California’s new food labeling law is for you. Starting July 1, manufacturers that display a date label must use one of two standardized phrases: “Best if Used By” for peak quality, and “Use By” for food safety. “Sell by” dates, which were never meant for shoppers in the first place, but rather to tell stores when to rotate stock, are now banned. So are “Expires On,” “Freshest Before,” and the more than 50 other phrases that have cluttered grocery shelves for decades.
“Having to wonder whether our food is still good is an issue that we all have struggled with,” said Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin, who authored the first-in-the-nation bill. Eggs, infant formula and beer and malt beverages are exempt. Products already on shelves before July 1 don’t need to be pulled immediately.
If you’ve ever thrown out food simply because you weren’t sure whether the date on the package meant it was unsafe or just past its prime, California’s new food labeling law is for you. Starting July 1, manufacturers that display a date label must use one of two standardized phrases: “Best if Used By” for peak quality, and “Use By” for food safety. “Sell by” dates, which were never meant for shoppers in the first place, but rather to tell stores when to rotate stock, are now banned. So are “Expires On,” “Freshest Before,” and the more than 50 other phrases that have cluttered grocery shelves for decades.
“Having to wonder whether our food is still good is an issue that we all have struggled with,” said Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin, who authored the first-in-the-nation bill. Eggs, infant formula and beer and malt beverages are exempt. Products already on shelves before July 1 don’t need to be pulled immediately.