Californians are about to notice a major change the next time they stroll through the grocery store.
Starting July 1, food makers and retailers across the Golden State will no longer be allowed to slap “sell by” dates on most packaged foods sold to consumers, under a sweeping new state law aimed at reducing food waste and clearing up confusion over expiration labels.
The shake-up stems from Assembly Bill 660, which creates a statewide standard for food date labels and effectively eliminates the patchwork of phrases that have long appeared on grocery packaging, including terms such as “sell by,” “freshest by” and “expires on.”
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