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Expiration dates cause up to 90 percent of Americans to waste food

An estimated $900 million worth of expired foods is removed from grocery shelves each year.

October 15, 2013

Shane O'Halloran

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Expiration dates cause up to 90 percent of Americans to waste food

A new study from the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) found 91 percent of US consumers occasionally throw away food based on a food’s “sell by” date out of mistaken concern over the product’s safety.

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Expiration dates cause up to 90 percent of Americans to waste food

An estimated $900 million worth of expired foods is removed from grocery shelves each year.

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