![]() The quality of the food may not be at their optimum level but they are good and still safe to eat. Most foods that past the Best Before, Best if Use by, Expired On, Best Until, etc. Retailers need to maximize merchandise shelf life.In these economic times, they want to avoid these instances as much as possible. Economic reasons. Retailers know that expired products are becoming a liability, and therefore, they have to find ways and means to sell those “becoming liabilities” into “becoming assets.” Retailers think about expenses incurred (both labor, stocking fee, disposal and environment expenses, and potential profit losses from actual sales) when disposing of expired products from the sales floor.The claim that retailers are not completely aware what is being sold on their sales floor is a complete LIE! The truth is: retailers are fully aware that there are expired food and drugs on their salesfloor and backrooms but they have to sell them anyway. Did you know that 7 out of 10 customers do not check at expiration labels when they are shopping? Customers do not really care about reading food labels, and normally do not report if there is an incidence, And because of that, some retailers take that situation and transform it into good money-making opportunities. Which brings us to the second reason: Crime of opportunity. This nobodys-watching-it-yet-so-lets-do-it attitude is an act that is committed when retailers have that opportunity and take advantage of it.Even if they have been repeatedly warned, fined, and slapped with lawsuits, and settlements, they still managed to sell expired foods and drugs. Look at some examples of unscrupulous retailers who sell or used to sell products past their labelling dates: CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens, Wholefoods, etc. Other than that, all dating and labelling are left in the hands of manufacturers and retailers. In fact, only 20 out of 50 states have required food dating. Not all States agree or implement a unified health laws. What we have right now are general guidelines on food handling and labelling. Manufacturers and retailers have almost complete powers over how merchandise are sold. Federal Law has no strict regulations.
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