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California becomes first state to ban 'sell by' and 'best before' labels to reduce food waste

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California is the first state to ban food labels such as “sell by” or “best before” under a law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom .

The legislation aims at reducing food waste and the state’s climate-warming emissions.

Supporters hope the law could pave the way for new food labeling standards in the U.S. , though it's not immediately clear if the new law will push companies to standardize food labeling.

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informal

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English

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