by Adaobi Ezeokoli | Oct 21, 2024 | Food Law & Policy, News
By Abigail Buta. Originally published in FoodTank on October 16, 2024. California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed a bill to standardize food date labels and ban the use of “sell by” dates. California is the first state in the nation to require clear standards to...
by Adaobi Ezeokoli | Oct 7, 2024 | Food Law & Policy, News
FLPC’s Emily Broad Leib contributed a quote to this article, included below. Originally published on Sept. 30, on NRDC. SACRAMENTO – In a major victory for consumers and the environment, Governor Gavin Newsom signed the nation’s first mandatory food date...
by Adaobi Ezeokoli | Apr 9, 2024 | Food Law & Policy, News
By Catherine Boudreau. Originally published in Business Insider on March 28, 2024. Nearly 60 types of date labels appear on food and drinks in US stores. The confusion leads to the average family of four losing about $1,500 a year to uneaten food. Before tossing that...
by Adaobi Ezeokoli | Feb 26, 2024 | Food Law & Policy, News
02/26/24. By Frank Yianna. Originally published in Agri-Pulse. Roughly nine years ago, while serving as Vice President for Food Safety at the world’s largest food retailer, I surveyed how many different date labels were used by food producers to convey that food was...