Food expiration dates don’t mean what you think - Carolyn Beans

<p>Find out what expiration date labels on food actually mean, and discover ways communities and governments can lessen food waste. -- Countries around the world waste huge amounts of food every year: roughly a fifth of food items in the US are tossed because consumers aren&rsquo;t sure how to interpret expiration labels. But most groceries are still perfectly safe to eat past their expiration dates. If the dates on our food don&rsquo;t tell us that something&rsquo;s gone bad, what do they tell us? Carolyn Beans shares how to prevent food waste</p>