Best-before dates are notoriously <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;misleading&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.nrdc.org/resources/dating-game-how-confusing-food-date-labels-lead-food-waste-america&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://www.nrdc.org/resources/dating-game-how-confusing-food-date-labels-lead-food-waste-america" target="_blank">misleading</a>. Contrary to popular belief, they have nothing to do with food safety and everything to do with peak quality, as determined by the manufacturer. Food can be safe to eat after these dates, with the exact time window <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;dependent on the product&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://nationalpost.com/life/food/which-best-before-dates-should-you-pay-attention-to-and-which-ones-can-you-push-past&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://nationalpost.com/life/food/which-best-before-dates-should-you-pay-attention-to-and-which-ones-can-you-push-past" target="_blank">dependent on the product</a>. It may just be less flavourful, crunchy or colourful than if you had eaten it before.

Too Good To Go's 'Look-Smell-Taste' food label encourages Canadians to use their judgement before tossing past-dated foods.{ai:summary}<p>Best-before dates are a mystery wrapped in an enigma. They signal peak quality, not food safety, set by the manufacturer. Eating after might just mean sacrificing a bit of freshness. #health</p>

New food label prompts Canadians to rethink best-before dates

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