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49 Vand. J. Transnat'l L. 1447 (2016)
Mystery Date: Advocating for a Harmonized System of Expiration Date Labeling of Food

handle is hein.journals/vantl49 and id is 1495 raw text is: Mystery Date: Advocating for a Harmonized System of Expiration Date Labeling of Food ABSTRACT Americans throw out roughly 25 percent of the food they bring home. Negative perceptions associated with expiration dates are a leading cause for this waste. However, a complex patchwork of state-run regulatory regimes and varying terminology makes it difficult for consumers to determine whether a food product is unsafe to eat or simply past a peak quality level arbitrarily set by manufacturers. Regulatory trends in Europe, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand suggest a move towards binding expiration date labeling through guidelines for establishing a best before or use-by date. This Note examines laws currently in place in these five jurisdictions, analyzes global and local legal requirements to be met by any proposed expiration date-labeling regulation, and proposes a model food-labeling regulation that may be adopted by governments globally to facilitate commerce and protect consumer choice. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODU CTION .............................................................. 1448 II. THE PROBLEM OF DATE LABELING ................................ 1450 A. Environmental Impact ........................................... 1452 B. Econom ic Impact .................................................... 1454 C. Epidem iological Impact ......................................... 1455 III. THE HISTORY OF DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL D ATE LABELING ............................................................. 1456 A . State E fforts ............................................................ 1456 B. N ational Efforts ..................................................... 1458 C. Private Environmental Governance ...................... 1460 D. International Efforts .............................................. 1461 IV. THE AUTHORITY TO EFFECT CHANGE IN CURRENT R EG IM ES ........................................................................ 1463 A. State and Local Government Powers .................... 1464 B . Federal Pow ers ....................................................... 1465 C. International Requirements .................................. 1466 D. Private Environmental Governance ...................... 1468 1447

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