Ottawa urged to look into best before date system in bid to reduce grocery waste

There are calls for Canada to look into best before dates and whether they worsen food waste and food insecurity.

A report on grocery affordability from a House of Commons committee on agriculture and agri-food quotes the CEO of Second Harvest Canada as saying Canadians' misconceptions about best before dates lead to an excess of food waste.

The committee suggests the government investigate "how the elimination of 'best-before' dates on foods would impact Canadians." Foods expected to go bad within 90 days, such as eggs and milk, are legally required to have a best before date, but Parizeau said manufacturers of other foods often include best before dates on their packaging. She said that can lead people to believe prematurely that their food is not suitable to eat."I think many people have this idea that before dates are determined by scientists in a lab measuring how many days until a product goes bad," she said.

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