That means Arizona consumers could be cracking and cooking eggs that left the farm more than six weeks ago — and food safety experts say that's perfectly safe. Other states have 30- to 45-day expiration dates, she said, which reduces food waste by extending the shelf life. "We throw over 2 million eggs away because of expiration dates in Arizona," Norgaard said. The state's grocery lobby, the Arizona Food Marketing Alliance, did not officially weigh in, according to state legislative records. The current iteration of the proposal doesn't create new expiration dates for Grade AA eggs.

Source: ABC News March 31, 2018 01:15 UTC