US supermarket company Kroger has introduced “ Best if Used By ” and “ Use By ” labels for its Our Food products in a bid to tackle confusion over food labelling , which the FDA has said causes 90 % of food waste . A report by the UN , meanwhile , said if food waste was a country , its emissions would be the world ’s third biggest . Kroger ’s “ Use By ” date will be for food safety and the “ Best if Used By ” date for the food ’s content . The company said safe food is often thrown away and standardising its own food labels would give shoppers clear guidance .
US supermarket company Kroger has launched “Best if Used By” and “Use By” labels for its Our Brands products in a bid to tackle confusion over food labelling, which the FDA has said causes 20% of food waste. A report by the UN, meanwhile, said if food waste was a country, its emissions would be the world’s third biggest. Kroger’s “Use By” date will be for food safety and the “Best if Used By” date for the food’s quality. The company said safe food is often thrown away and standardising its own date labels would offer shoppers clear guidance.