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According to a recent report from Harvard Law School and the Natural Resources Defense Council, as much as 160 billion pounds of food in the U.S. (40%) gets thrown out. Much of the waste is related to a practice that is intended to keep us safe - food dates. The problems is that very few of us (including those in the food industry) know what those dates really mean. Generally viewed as expiration date, these stamps we see on food packaging use a number of designations such as ‘best by,’ ‘use by,’ and ‘sell by.’ Yet, with the exception of infant formula, the federal government does not have any standardized laws or regulations regarding date labels on food products. The result is that states treat those dates in different ways. Currently, 20 states restrict stores from selling products after these dates, while 30 states do not. More importantly, researchers found no significant difference in incidents of food-borne illness between states with strict labeling rules and those which were lax. While these date may indicate “peak quality” for certain types of food, they rarely indicated anything about food safety, if the food has been properly handled and stored. Case in point, infant formula. The fomula looses its
September 25 Volume 37 ~ Number 39 News from the Heart of Idaho Camas • Lincoln • Gooding
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First Home Game for Camas Football On Saturday, September 21st, the Camas Mushers played their first home game of six-man football in 66 years. In 1947, Coach John Reagan guided the Mushers through their final game of six-man football in Camas County. 1947 was also the senior year for Paul Simer, one of the last remaining members of that six-man team. Mr. Simer was only in Camas County for a couple of years, living with and working for his brother-in-law, Levard Hansen, and yet, six-man football remains one of his fondest high school memories.
Paul Simer and his wife, Jan (above photo), made a guest appearance on Saturday at the home game to help the Mushers make history. Coach Randy Jewett said he is pleased and excited with how the season is going for the Mushers. Yes, they have suffered several losses, but they are a young team learning a new game. Coach Jewett’s big concern is getting other schools involved in the sport. So far, only two Idaho schools, Camas and Clark County, are officially six-man. That means other games must be played with six-man teams from Montana, and Idaho J.V. teams. Saturday’s game with Lone Peak High School (Big Sky, Montana) ended in a 19 to 40 loss for the Musher team, mostly on turnovers. While the first half of the game ended nutritional value over time, but using formula (expecially powder) that is past the recomended date presents no health danger to the child
other than not providing proper nutrition. So, the next time you see a five-year-old package of Mac n’ Cheese or a can of chili that
with the score at 19 to 34, the Musher defence came out strong in the second half to hold Lone Peak to only one score late in the last quarter. The Mushers will play their next game this Friday in Dubois with Clark County at 3:30 p.m. is well beyond its “expiration date,” don’t worry. Your teenager won’t die from eating it at midnight while watching television.