Expiration Date
- LifestyleAOL.com
Food Flash: Here is why you should avoid these preservatives
Our favorite foods all have a shelf life. But did you know they're all living way past their original expiration date?
- NewsRodale's Organic Life on Yahoo
Expiration Dates You Can Totally Ignore
They’re no match for common sense—and they’re encouraging excessive food waste. (PHOTOGRAPH BY NBC/GETTY) by Jean Nick + Rebecca Strauss, for Rodale’s Organic Life Here’s the thing: You’re probably being tricked into wasting $1,500 of perfectly good food every year. According to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, an average family of four buys and then throws away more than 2 million calories every 12 months.