While some claim "use by," others claim "best by," making food expiration labels vague at best, misleading at worst. We look ...

Until scientists come up with an instant food safety detector, the best way to know which foods are still good is by learning ...

In the bustling aisles of a grocery store — amid fresh produce and neatly arranged shelves — exists a variety of food products, each with its own story and timeline. This silent countdown begins the ...

Some people have a fear of snakes. Others are afraid of heights. For me, it's spoiled food. I'm not claiming that this fear of mine is at all rational, but do I really need to be concerned? There ...

As you shop for groceries, cook family meals, and bake homemade treats, it’s probably become second nature to glance at the date on each package to make sure an ingredient is still fresh and usable.

A new California law designed to standardize food expiration labeling and reduce food waste will take effect starting July 1.

A lot of perishable food items have short expiration dates, and these make sense. But if you look around your kitchen, you’ll find lots of things that say they should be used by some date really far ...

With the inflated price of groceries today, people might be wondering how much they can kick the can when it comes to the expiration dates of an array of items. Some might recall the saying, "When in ...

Don’t toss that food just because the date says so—here’s how to stretch your grocery budget and waste less. Americans toss out roughly $7 billion worth of food annually because of confusion over ...

California's standardized food date-labeling law requires uniform wording for quality and safety dates while eliminating ...