“Best By”, “Use By”, “Sell By” dates. To clarify quality and safety dates on food labels, on September 28, 2024, a new law was enacted in California that requires food manufacturers, processors, and retailers responsible for food labeling to “display a date label to communicate a quality or safety date on a food item manufactured on or after July 1, 2026[.]” This new law does not apply to infant formula, eggs or pasteurized in-shell eggs, beer or other malt beverages. Subject to those exceptions, A.B. 660 provides that for food manufactured on or after July 1, 2026, food labels will be required to display one of these uniform terms:Continue Reading Food Labeling Update: Quality and Safety Dates – Clarifying “Best By” and “Use By”
