The FDA is trying to find out why food companies use the labels they do. Food waste and food safety experts share what these labels mean and how to reduce food waste while making sure food is fresh.

As part of National Food Safety Month, Hans Weding, Extension registered dietitian and certified ServSafe instructor who has led numerous food safety training courses for professionals in the food and ...

Confusion about whether food is safe to eat after “sell by,” “use by” and “best by” dates accounts for an estimated 20% of food wasted in the home, according to FDA, which is why the agency and USDA ...

This change is happening in California, where lawmakers have passed new food safety regulations that will take effect in July ...

Buying groceries takes a big bite -- a really big bite -- out of a family’s budget today. What’s worse is that Americans throw away more than a third of the food they buy, according to the federal ...

In the landscape of food safety, the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) represents a monumental shift towards preventing contamination rather than merely responding to it. A new element of FSMA ...

In the U.S., there is growing momentum to standardize the language on date labels to help educate buyers about food waste. In this Sept. 15 photo, a customer looks at refrigerated items at a Grocery ...

A new bipartisan, bicameral bill has been reintroduced in Congress that aims to standardize and clarify food date labels to reduce food waste. The Food Date Labeling Act, brought forth by the ...

It’s the label printed on most of your groceries – and not knowing how to read it properly could be costing you thousands each year. As supermarket prices continue to soar – according to a recent ...

Food labels such as “sell by,” “use by” and “best by” have long been confused for expiration dates on grocery products. But, these dates don't actually indicate product safety. In fact, manufacturers ...

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