We should ban the sale of band-aids, so that people stop injuring themselves.

cleaning 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

"Sell by" is instead replaced with clearer, more standardized wording. Please at least read the (very short) article before posting.

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jrussino 2 hours ago | parent [-]

To be fair, it's a bad title.

We should be able to skim the headlines and get an accurate impression of the news items of the moment.

This headline seems intentionally misleading. It should have been clear to the publisher that it would be interpreted this way. Intentionally inflammatory clickbait titles poison the information ecosystem.

(That being said - yes, commenting on something you have not read does as well!)

	▲	SilasX 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Agreed. In this case, a better title would be "California replaces 'Sell by' Labels with 'Use by', Hoping to Cut Food Waste" Still a simplification, but doesn't horribly mislead you into thinking it's a reckless policy.

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garciansmith 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Did you read what they are replacing it with? I.e., "best if used by" (indicating the time the item is at its best quality), "best if frozen by", and "use by" (indicating when the food is and isn't safe to eat). Because those seem much more clear and useful to me than the useless "sell by" date.

	▲	lokar 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		The subtitle: The law standardizes language around expiration dates, aiming to minimize confusion about when food is safe to eat. More than one-third of food sold nationwide is wasted, the U.S.D.A. says.

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rdiddly 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

The explanation is in the subtitle. Didn't even have to read the article on this one.