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When Did Expiration Dates On Food Become Mandatory. According to several sources including the USDA there are 20 states that require some mandatory. With exception of certain poultry baby food products and formulas most all other food product expiration dates are not required by federal law but are voluntarily provided by food manufacturers. An expiration date is in charge of measuring the shelf life of a food. It also takes into account several factors like temperature light and oxygen.
The manufacturer of that product. This is because these can make the date change. An expiration date is in charge of measuring the shelf life of a food. However this bill has merely been introduced to the House of. This does vary from state to state and many states legislate sell-by dates for perishable foods. In other words its a number that tells you the time between its creation and deterioration.
When did expiration dates become required.
You can find this label on most food products pharmaceuticals and other perishable items. Again except for the case of infant formula this is not a safety date nor a mandatory label. 5298 on May 19 2016. Of course its very good to track how old a product is. Congress introduced a few bills in the mid-70s to regulate expiration dates like the Open Dating Perishable Food Act of 1973 and the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act but they all failed. In other words its a number that tells you the time between its creation and deterioration.