British supermarkets phase out expiration dates on food items

Bloomberg

UK supermarkets are phasing out expiration dates on a range of perishable items in favour of good old-fashioned shoppers’ judgment. And while the chain retailers say the move will save customers money and cut waste, it marks a new turn in a grim consumer battle with rampant inflation.
Asda, Co-Op, Morrisons, Waitrose, Tesco and Marks & Spencer Group have all announced a total or partial scrapping of their traditional “best before” and “use by” dates on certain products, in some cases shifting to scannable codes that store staff can monitor to cull expired items.
Morrisons kicked off the trend by removing the indicators from 90% of its own-brand milk.