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California bans sell-by dates
On September 28th Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation making California the first state to ban sell-by dates. Assembly Bill No. 660 will take effect on July 1, 2026, banning the use of "sell-by" dates and standardizing language for date labels to reduce food waste, fight climate change, and save consumers money.
On September 28, California became the first state to ban “sell-by” dates, as Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation aimed at combating food waste. This has produced a wide range of words and phrases that are employed, including options like “display until,” “freshest by,” or “best before.” Without consistent standards, customers are often confused by what these labels actually mean (so much so that we’ve even published a guide to interpreting them), and end up throwing out or not purchasing food that is perfectly fine to eat. To put the scale of the problem into perspective, ReFED details that “In 2021, surplus food accounted for 380 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MMT CO2e).
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