Expiration Dates
Useful Science
English - May 26, 2020 11:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 110 ratingsScience Education science parenting education creativity productivity environment health fitness nutrition happiness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Returning hosts Avaneesh Narla and Dr. Susan Rogers Van Katwyk are here to demystify and unravel some of the mystery of “best by” or expiration dates. How much science is out there about these labels, and how much do they really tell us about health and safety? Does reducing the price of almost-expired food at the store increase overall waste?
Music by Solomon Krause-Imlach.
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Show NotesConsumer behaviour towards price-reduced suboptimal foods in the supermarket and the relation to food waste in householdsThe Dating Game: How Confusing Food Date Labels Lead to Food Waste in America