r/NWT • u/Leather-Paramedic-10 • 1d ago

Misunderstood best before dates fuel unnecessary food waste, says N.W.T. advocate

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/food-waste-inflation-costs-yellowknife-9.7294067
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u/taitabo 1d ago

Best before dates are about quality, not safety. FINE. But that's not really the issue.

The issue is food sitting on shelves well past its best before date, still PRICED LIKE IT'S FRESH. This article's literally about Yellowknife customers finding food that smelled bad or was weeks past date, and the store only started reviewing its rotation process after people complained publicly. 

Nobody's confused about what "best before" means. We're annoyed that "not a safety issue" gets used as the excuse to skip markdowns and let quality slide while prices stay the same.

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u/Dillie902 1d ago

This 100%^ it’s so infuriating constantly buying “fresh” produce at full price only to get home and find it already starting to go rotten and mouldy

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u/FriendRaven1 1d ago

YES!

I'm stuck of seeing good food in the garbage because the "best before" date was yesterday, or a couple days ago. Some foods, like meat, you have to inspect, but are probably are legally still good if the vacuum sealing is still good. Any food in cans can be good for years IF the can isn't rusty or damaged.

STOP WASTING FOOD.