California Simplifies Food Date Labels

Starting next month, California’s tackling food date confusion with a bold new law—ditching “Sell By” and simplifying labels to just “Best If Used By” and “Use By.” Most dates are about taste, not safety, so your food’s likely still good if it looks, smells, and tastes fine—even past the “Best By” mark. Only infant formula has a strict safety cutoff. The goal? Cut waste, clear up the mess, and make grocery shopping less confusing. While California leads, other states still wrestle with this mess—and federal standardization? Still stuck in limbo. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/a861130aad4d9410