Expired food is a myth | Tell Me More
Episode description
It seems reasonable to assume that food packaging saying the contents are expired indicates inedible food. You can trust the labels on what you buy in the grocery store, can't you? Except America’s food label system isn’t standardized, and it has very little to do with food safety. In other words, you could be tossing eggs and milk and other goods that are perfectly fine to eat. Vox’s Alissa Wilkinson explains.
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This episode of Tell Me More was made by
- Host: Emily Stewart (@emilystewartm)
- Producer: Sofi LaLonde (@sofilalonde)
- Engineer: Melissa Pons (Hemlock Creek Productions)
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