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EPISODE · Aug 1, 2026 · 6 MIN

Food Professor: Should we ditch 'best before' dates on our food?

from Weekends with Joanne Vrakas · host CJAD 800

“Sell by”, “best before” and “expires on” labels are slowly disappearing from food packaging in California. Should the change make its way here? The Food Professor, Sylvain Charlebois weighs in. Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, better known as ‘The Food Professor,’ is Senior Director at Agri-Food Analytics Lab and Professor of Faculties of Management and Agriculture at Dalhousie University. He joins Weekends with Joanne Vrakas every Saturday at 7:10 a.m. to discuss everything from fluctuations in grocery prices to food trends.    

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