date:May 25, 2016
ast the expiration date must be withdrawn from circulation. This in turn leads to a reduction in the stocks of fruit and vegetable in the warehouses of retailers and wastage.
It is noted that the current methodology determining the expiration date does not contain information from the sanitary-epidemiological study which looks at the expiration dates for fresh crop products. Because of this, retail chains suggest making the expiration dates optional for fresh fruits and vegetables.