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California bans consumer-facing 'sell by' food labels under new law aimed at reducing waste

California's standardized food date-labeling law took effect Tuesday, requiring food manufacturers that choose to display expiration-style dates on products sold in the state to use uniform language and prohibiting consumer-facing "sell by" labels.Under Assembly Bill 660, food manufacturers, processors and retailers that display date labels on food manufactured on or after July 1, 2026, must use "BEST if Used by" or "BEST if Used or Frozen by" to indicate product quality, and "USE by" or "USE by or Freeze by" to indicate food safety.The law also prohibits covered food products sold in Californ...