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When in Doubt, Throw It Out! The Complicated Decision to Consume (or Waste) Food by Date Labels

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  • Wilson, Norbert L.W.
  • Miao, Ruiqing
  • Weis, Carter S.

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Consumers find food date labels confusing. Industry groups and policy makers intend to resolve the confusion by creating a single label for safety and another for quality. In a survey of consumers concerning anticipated consumption given various date labels, we find differential responses across products, leading us to conclude that new labels may not necessarily reduce waste.

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  • Wilson, Norbert L.W. & Miao, Ruiqing & Weis, Carter S., 2019. "When in Doubt, Throw It Out! The Complicated Decision to Consume (or Waste) Food by Date Labels," Choices: The Magazine of Food, Farm, and Resource Issues, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 34(1), February.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aaeach:283544
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.283544
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    1. Sophie Langley & Nhat Tram Phan-Le & Linda Brennan & Lukas Parker & Michaela Jackson & Caroline Francis & Simon Lockrey & Karli Verghese & Natalia Alessi, 2021. "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Food Packaging and Consumers," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(22), pages 1-24, November.
    2. Li, Tongzhe & Messer, Kent D. & Kaiser, Harry M., 2020. "The impact of expiration dates labels on hedonic markets for perishable products," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 93(C).
    3. Luca Secondi, 2019. "Expiry Dates, Consumer Behavior, and Food Waste: How Would Italian Consumers React If There Were No Longer “Best Before” Labels?," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(23), pages 1-15, December.
    4. Brenna Ellison & Linlin Fan & Norbert L.W. Wilson, 2022. "Is it more convenient to waste? Trade‐offs between grocery shopping and waste behaviors," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 53(S1), pages 75-89, November.
    5. Grant, Kara R. & Gallardo, R. Karina & McCluskey, Jill J., 2020. "Factors Influencing Consumers’ Expected Food Waste," Journal of Food Distribution Research, Food Distribution Research Society, vol. 51(3), November.

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