ANOTHER AMERICAN ICON SHATTERED

:-)  I buy lots of skim milk and until now I thought the "sell-by" date was a guarantee that you could drink it safely until then, ceteris paribus.  It turns out that the meaning of this label varies by state and by product.

The ‘sell-by’ dates on your groceries are useless. Here’s why.

By Brad Plumer, Published: September 28 at 10:30 am
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