With sufficient food supply in many nations, the waste of food brought from shops and restaurants has become more and more common. The ignorance of frugal consciousness and preserving time length led to the phenomenon, public education of this perspective is needed, and governments should intervene in the situation by rules.
There are many wealthy areas of the earth with adequate food resources and enough funds to import food, providing a vast market for their citizens to choose from and buy. Therefore, many of them do not realize their wasted behavior and always order too many foods that cannot be consumed, and soon, the food expires and is molded which is inedible. Consumptive goods like milk, fruit, or cooked dishes often have a short expiration date, and the storage of refrigerators isn’t enough for overruns, human’s consumptive ability is limited as well, and as a result, those redundant food can only be thrown away. Moreover, low temperatures can only extend the perseverance temporarily, without instantaneous consumption, those germs can still reproduce in foods and cause perish eventually.
To tackle the issue, the public should be educated on various approaches and raise awareness of the problem. Public service advertisements or slogans, for example, can instill the concept and influence people’s behavior imperceptibly, contributing to saving food resources. On top of that, governments can regulate related laws to maintain the notion, with extra fines for food waste. Therefore, people would calculate how much food they will buy according to their needs, and form a habit to do so.
In conclusion, the expiration date is indeed an issue and should be noticed by every consumer, with the education of the public and legitimate regulations can greatly improve the phonomenon.