{"id":9285,"date":"2021-03-23T00:16:36","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T00:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=9285"},"modified":"2021-03-23T13:12:41","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T13:12:41","slug":"food-labeling","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/food-labeling\/","title":{"rendered":"Food labeling"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9285\" class=\"elementor elementor-9285\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5af2aec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5af2aec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb756ae\" data-id=\"eb756ae\" 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Food waste\/loss<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4725afa elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"4725afa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-food-loss-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-9298 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/food-loss-and-food-waste\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Food loss and food waste<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-9302 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-food-waste\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is food waste?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-9299 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/where-is-food-lost\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Where is food lost?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-9300 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/reducing-food-loss-and-waste\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Reducing food loss and waste<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-9301 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/food-waste-at-home\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Food waste at home<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-9303 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/food-labeling\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Food labeling<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-9304 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/waste-of-resources\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Waste of resources<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-9305 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/food-waste-facts\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Food waste facts<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9af2eeb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9af2eeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a63efc elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"3a63efc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c57de8c\" data-id=\"c57de8c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8342d2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8342d2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What do these food labeling terms mean?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b62593e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b62593e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Several labels are given to foods, but they often confuse many people and force them to throw food away.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Here is a simple guide to the most common food labels:<\/p><p class=\"p1\">What does &#8216;Best before&#8217; mean?<\/p><p class=\"p1\">&#8216;Best before&#8217; labels relate to the\u00a0<b>food quality, taste, appearance, flavor, texture, nutritional value<\/b>, and so on. &#8216;Best before&#8217; is often used on canned (tin foods), or other packages containing cooked, frozen, roasted, dried, salted, or smoked foods. If you store the food correctly and follow the instructions on the package, it should be safe to eat it even if the &#8216;Best before&#8217; date is out. However, when you open the can, you should consume the content within the specified time frame. It is possible to see \u2018Best before&#8217; labels on the shelves of grocery shops even after the dates are out.<\/p><h4><b>What does &#8216;Use by&#8217; mean?<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"p1\">This is seen on foods that go bad quickly such as roasted chicken, smoked or dried fish, pre-made salads, dairy or poultry products, and so on. They are highly perishable foods. Their freshness is often kept longer in refrigerators. They are NOT safe for eating after the dates are out. They may look good and smell ok, but they pose a health risk. Foods in this category can cause food poisoning. They should NOT be seen on market shelves, and surely not be consumed after the dates are out.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_9470\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9470\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9470\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/food-dates.jpg\" alt=\"Date labels on foods\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9470\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Date labels on foods<\/figcaption><\/figure><h4><b>What does &#8216;Sell by&#8217; or &#8216;Display until&#8217; mean?<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"p1\">Unlike the \u2018Best before\u2019 and \u2018Use by\u2019 labels, these are not legal requirements. Supermarkets or local markets use them to help their staff with replacing and restocking activities. Ignore them and pay more attention to the \u2018Use by&#8217; date.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/milk-labels\/\"><span class=\"s1\">What about Milk? CLICK HERE!<\/span><\/a><\/p><h4><b>What does &#8216;Expiry date&#8217; mean?<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"p1\">In some countries, this label is only found on baby foods or instant formula. It is not safe to use such products after the dates on the products.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Food producers and manufacturers are responsible for the safety of their products, regardless of any dates they print on their products. At the same time, it is in your interest to make sure that you observe the dates on food packages, especially those of poultry, dairy, and fresh produce, as they go off much more quickly. 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