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Commercials are meant to pique your interest; in fact, sometimes it’s not the product but the promotion that is effective. Such was the Progressive Insurance skit featuring an aunt screening canned goods for expiration date. I can still see her as she inspected the goods repeating “expired, expired, expired.” An article in the Enid News and Eagle featured an (AP) article scrutinizing “sell by, enjoy b and freshest by” stamps on most products.

Food waste has always been a concern, as has food poisoning, but as prices soar and food insecurity increases, how do manufacturers reach a happy medium...