Food Labeling

1. Food Labeling How do you know if food is safe to eat?

2. All food must have labels • The label MUST include: • The name of the food • The date by which is must be eaten, sold, or thrown out What is the name of the food? What is the date by which this food must be eaten? Labeling

3. The three most common dates are Sell-By Date, Use-By Date, and Expiration Date. But what do they mean? Labeling

4. Sell-By Date: Refers to the last day a retailer can display a product for sale; typically a food is safe to eat for 10 days after the Sell-by Date if refrigerated properly. Sell-By Date

5. What are the Sell-by dates on these items? Sell-by Date

6. Use-By Date: Refers to the last day a product will maintain its optimum freshness, flavor, and texture. Beyond this date, the product begins to deteriorate although it is still edible. Use-By Date

7. What are the Use-By Dates on these items? Use-By Date

8. Expiration Date: Means what it says - if you haven't used a product by this date, toss it. Expiration Date

9. What are the expiration dates on these items? Expiration Date

10. What do you think these mean? Some other common labels

11. When in doubt. . . THROW IT OUT! The best advice. . .