Do you find yourself throwing out food just because it is past its expiration date? You’re likely throwing out food that’s still safe to eat. Today’s article looks at a strategy Korea is using to reduce this type of food waste.

Article excerpt:

식품의약품안전처가 식품 폐기량과 온실가스 배출량을 줄이기 위해 내년부터 식품에 표시된 ‘유통기한’을 ‘소비기한’으로 바꾸는 제도 도입을 추진한다.

– BBC News 코리아, ‘유통기한’ 지난 음식 버리시나요?


Vocabulary list:

  • 유통기한 - (n) commonly known as the expiration date, but more accurately described as sell-by date
  • 소비기한 - (n) use-by date
  • 식품의약품안전처 - (n) Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (식약처 for short)
  • 온실가스 배출량 - (n) greenhouse gas emissions
  • 섭취 - (n) ingestion, intake
  • 폐기 - (n) scrapping, discarding
  • 낭비 - (n) squander, waste
  • 제조일 - (n) date of production