The post concluded by saying that people should “just be aware of the food you’re buying” and “know how to read labels.”
According to Delish, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration requires all egg products to be labeled with the product name, the manufacturer’s name, the official identification, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approval number, ingredients statement, net weight statement, and nutrition information. The FDA, however, doesn’t have rules on expiration dates.
That’s right, “with the exception of infant formula, the laws that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) administers do not preclude the sale of food that is past the expiration date indicated on the label,” the agency states on its website.
The “FDA does not require food firms to place ‘expired by,’ ‘use by’ or ‘best before’ dates on food products. This information is entirely at the discretion of the manufacturer,” it added.
The USDA also came up with an image to help people out:
