Canadians mistaking best before and expiry dates are discarding . . . A woman checks the expiry date — or is it the best-before date? — of an item in her fridge (Credit: iStockphoto) A new study by Dalhousie University in Halifax finds that the average Canadian household throws away $761 worth of food every year based on best-before and expiration dates, but that
Canadians mistaking `best before and expiry dates waste hundreds of . . . A new study by Dalhousie University in Halifax finds that the average Canadian household throws away $761 worth of food every year based on best-before and expiration dates, but that almost a third of that is owing to confusion over what those dates actually mean
Best Before Dates Confuse Canadians, Study Finds The findings suggest that misreading or overvaluing best before dates has become a significant contributor to unnecessary waste, costing Canadians hundreds of dollars each year at a time when food affordability remains one of the country’s most pressing concerns
New study demonstrates how much food is wasted because of date labels And out of all this money, $246 is linked to best-before-date confusion,” says the company’s Nicolas Dot The release of the results is part of a wider campaign to highlight how much food is wasted in Canada and how much of that can be traced back to myths and misconceptions about date labels
Are you throwing out food for no reason? ‘Best before’ dates might be . . . A new study commissioned by social impact company fighting food waste, Too Good To Go, and conducted by Dalhousie University's Agri-Food Analytics Lab shows that 40% of Canadians toss out food items when they’re past the ‘best before’ date — even if they’re still edible
Canadians need more information on best before dates in order to reduce . . . On average, Canadian households waste $246 worth of edible food per year due to Best Before dates confusion Seventy per cent of Canadians understand what the best before date means, yet four in 10 still discard food past that date even when it’s edible
‘Best Before’ Date Confusion Fuels Food Waste Across Canada: Study The average Canadian household discards $761 worth of food every year, with one third of that total—$246—stemming from confusion about how ‘best before’ dates work, a new study suggests A recent national report published by food marketplace app Too Good To Go in collaboration with Dalhousie University’s Agri-Food Analytics Lab highlights Canadians’ lack of understanding about best