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California bans ‘sell by’ food labels to cut food waste and confusion
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But that isn't safe, you understand that no? If we are being reasonable, I get what you're saying, but the end result would just be the same date with another name. The "use by" is a fail-safe. Now whether or not those dates are too conservative is up to interpretation (especially after leaving controlled environments).
Unless you really are implying that a 50 yr old can of processed meat recalls because it only lasted 49 years due to a defect and won't hit it's "do not consume" date. That's not realistic at all. Some stuff can last very, very long times under perfect conditions. Stuff like honey and butter would never spoil. But to imply any of these items would still be safe (even after said perfect conditions) introduces a fail-unsafe situation.
On the other hand, I sympathize with the idea of reducing food waste. But there are other ways to tackle that - like donating food to shelters and such when it is still safe to eat. But that's a different agenda entirely.