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 . That wasted food directly contributes to the climate crisis. 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 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 .