Ottawa urged to look into best-before date system to reduce
Canadians' misunderstanding of best-before dates could be contributing to excess food waste and, in turn, food insecurity, experts say as a government committee urges Ottawa to examine the issue.
Canadians' misunderstanding of best-before dates could be contributing to excess food waste and, in turn, food insecurity, experts say as a government committee urges Ottawa to examine the issue.
![](https://www.ctvnews.ca/content/dam/ctvnews/en/images/2017/12/22/loblaw-1-3733167-1651672238287.jpg)
Canada should look into scrapping best-before dates: committee
![](https://cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/PFN4Q4AH65NYJPRYYVEUIPSMHY.jpg)
Canada's energy minister defends carbon tax carve-out for heating
![](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6727794.1674777708!/fileImage/httpImage/food-waste-calgary-pilot.jpeg)
Ottawa urged to look into best-before date system to reduce grocery waste
National Zero Waste Council (NZWC) on LinkedIn: Ottawa urged to look into best-before date system to reduce grocery waste…
![](https://thepointer.com/photos/headers/ottawa-won-t-designate-funding-amount-for-peel-to-support-overwhelmed-emergency-shelters-frustrating-councillors-the-pointer-6c292ed0.jpg)
Ottawa won't designate funding amount for Peel to support
![](https://canadianimmigrant.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020-04-22-2-Ottawa-AT-37-1-scaled-e1617281127489-770x470.jpg)
Dr. Theresa Tam featured in this year's Immigrant Women of
![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HPBU5FvPnAM/maxresdefault.jpg)
Canada urged to scrap “best before” date to bring down grocery
![](https://www.nationalobserver.com/sites/nationalobserver.com/files/styles/nat_social/public/img/2022/03/25/trudeau-singh_2.png?itok=lJ04Da0x)
Liberal-NDP deal no match for the climate emergency
![](https://thumbnails.cbc.ca/maven_legacy/thumbnails/86/735/hal-std50-2_1_CBC_NOVA_SCOTIA_NEWS_6PM_JAN_16_01_frame_10977.jpg)
Loblaw ending 50% discount on some food items raises concerns about anti-competitive behaviour
![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F2ShvF9WEAABxXa.jpg)
Jess Rogers (@iamonlyjess) / X
Macklem says monetary policy can't solve housing inflation, urges
![](https://greatlakesecho.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/FOOD-WASTE-IMAGE-1-1170x878.jpg)
Best before' dates may be on the chopping block in Canadian stores
![](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6776101.1678558507!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_780/what-we-learned-as-mps-grilled-canada-s-top-grocery-ceos-over-food-prices-and-profits.jpg)
Federal government starts rolling out grocery rebate payments