Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from A Case Study of Food Dating in Selected Chicago Supermarkets
The study was part of a research program begun by ers in July 1970 to review information about food stability and food product dating, and to examine possible dating methods and their implications for processors, retailers, and consumers. Ers developed the program in response to a Congressional request for information on the feasibility of food product dating. Several bills were introduced in both the 9lst and 92d Congresses to amend the 1966 Fair Packaging and Labeling Act to require date labels on packaged perishable foods These labels would specify the last date the food item may be offered for sale. Although the findings presented in this report provide information on only one food dating program, they answer some questions on consumer understanding and use of date information, and discuss the effect of open dating on a retail food store chain. Other questions regarding the need for and feasibility of open dating still are not answered. The Statistical Reporting Service assisted in the design of both the questionnaire used in the study and the sample selection. Consumer interviews were conducted by the Barlow Survey Service, Chicago, Ill. Staff members of the Jewel Food Stores cooperated by providing pertinent information on store locations and items stocked. Selection of Jewel for the survey does not constitute an endorsement of its program by the usda. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
