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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.